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[Rikard Johnels <rikjoh@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 20 February 2005 22.08, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Rikard Johnels <rikjoh@xxxxxxxxx> [02-20-05 16:05]:
>
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> > Does it tell you WHAT update package lacks the signature? It MIGHT be
> > that the provider of that specific package (that fails) just plain
> > forgot to sign it, and thus you get an unrecoverable error from RPM.
> > This happens a lot if you use APT. Especially of you use a repository
> > "outside" the SuSE approved ones.
>
> There are ways to install rpms and to install via apt and to disregard
> signatures.  IIANM, you can also apply a signature to a package.
>
> those man pages solve all sorts of problems.
> --
> Patrick Shanahan                        Registered Linux User #207535
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Thats not the point.
The point is (unless i am totally misstaken) that the updated failed due to 
missing signatures.
The one thing you DON'T want to happen on a system.
Ok if you install something manually via RPM, apt or Yast. Then its another 
thing. But the productionsystem should (In my mind) update cleanly without 
having to resort to "magic tinkering" to get it to.

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         /Rikard

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