NovellR Linux Certification Practium Lab Manual

Exercise 19: Donna's Collectibles

To install an RPM package, the generally accepted syntax is

rpm ihv {packagename}.rpm

NOTE

The -U parameter should be used in place of i if you need to upgrade a package. To install a new package, you use the -i parameter.

The administration log will be different for each site, but you can append an entry to the end of such a log file with syntax similar to the following:

cat >> admin.log 9/15/05 12:34 Installed ABC package in order to meet auditing requirements A complete list of changes to the system can be found in the ABC documentation. Rebooted server and verified all working ok.

Press Ctrl+D to stop appending to the log and return to the session prompt.

TIP

Instead of blindly appending to the log, you can also edit it with vi or any editor.