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On 02/15/2014 12:46 PM, John Andersen wrote:
No that is not too global. This is the preferred way.
First, you only have to have vendor change enabled once.
Select only those you need to get from the new vender, and update only those.
Then turn allow vendor changes off, and leave it off.
From there on, those packages from the newly allowed vender will be updated from that repository. But no additional package will migrate to the new vendor.
I don't think using force is ever advisable. Even if you THINK you know what you're doing. That induces things that can haunt you for months.
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