[opensuse] Disabling Auto-update in 10.3
I have a machine running 10.3 + Gnome that I don't want to run the automatic updater when a user logs in. I've searched for a way to disable the updater, but can't seem to find anything - except a posting where someone asked how to do it, then replied he had done it but didn't say how:-( The KDE version has an option to turn it off, but Gnome doesn't seem to. Cheers, -- Ian gpg key: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~imoore/no-spam.asc
Ian wrote:
I have a machine running 10.3 + Gnome that I don't want to run the automatic updater when a user logs in. I've searched for a way to disable the updater, but can't seem to find anything - except a posting where someone asked how to do it, then replied he had done it but didn't say how:-( The KDE version has an option to turn it off, but Gnome doesn't seem to.
Cheers,
In a console, as user, run gnome-control-center. Under System, click on Sessions. In the Sessions window, under the Startup Programs, uncheck opensuse-updater. Also, under Current Session, highlight it, if it is running and choose Remove and then Apply. To test, logout and login. Do it all over again and verify that the updater did not start in the new session. Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 09 June 2008 00:00:21 Ed Harrison wrote:
Ian wrote:
I have a machine running 10.3 + Gnome that I don't want to run the automatic updater when a user logs in. I've searched for a way to disable the updater, but can't seem to find anything - except a posting where someone asked how to do it, then replied he had done it but didn't say how:-( The KDE version has an option to turn it off, but Gnome doesn't seem to.
Cheers,
In a console, as user, run gnome-control-center. Under System, click on Sessions.
In the Sessions window, under the Startup Programs, uncheck opensuse-updater. Also, under Current Session, highlight it, if it is running and choose Remove and then Apply.
To test, logout and login. Do it all over again and verify that the updater did not start in the new session.
Ed
Thanks, that worked first time! I'd forgotten about the Sessions CP. Cheers, -- Ian gpg key: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~imoore/no-spam.asc
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Sunday 2008-06-08 at 22:53 +0930, Ian wrote:
I have a machine running 10.3 + Gnome that I don't want to run the automatic updater when a user logs in. I've searched for a way to disable the updater, but can't seem to find anything - except a posting where someone asked how to do it, then replied he had done it but didn't say how:-( The KDE version has an option to turn it off, but Gnome doesn't seem to.
What I did was change the permissions of the executables, so that you need to belong to a certain group in order to execute it. /etc/permissions.local: #10.2 /opt/kde3/bin/opensuseupdater root.root 0750 #10.3 /usr/bin/opensuse-updater-gnome-applet root.root 0750 /usr/bin/opensuse-updater-gnome root.root 0750 /opt/kde3/bin/opensuseupdater-kde root.root 0750 cer@nimrodel:~> l /usr/bin/opensuse-updater* - -rwxr-x--- 1 root root 35060 2007-10-05 16:09 /usr/bin/opensuse-updater-gnome* - -rwxr-x--- 1 root root 39392 2007-10-05 16:09 /usr/bin/opensuse-updater-gnome-applet* This method is enforced by the root, so that most users can't even run the apps if they want. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFITQsOtTMYHG2NR9URApjDAJwM+5m6oaxxFyO0HbjFtcZqjpWx5gCfdlxs +1B3fxGFaXFLxSr8IkRSzqY= =FjgJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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