Understanding The Package And Content Management Features Available On A Managed Device; Locking And Unlocking A Package On A Managed Device - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

Understanding the Package and
2 1
Content Management Features
Available on a Managed Device
The following sections provide detailed information about the Package and Content Management
features available on a managed device:
Section 21.1, "Locking and Unlocking a Package on a Managed Device," on page 265
Section 21.2, "Locking and Unlocking a Bundle on a Managed Device," on page 266
Section 21.3, "Reverting to a Previously Installed Software Configuration State," on page 267
Section 21.4, "Installing the Best Package," on page 268
21.1 Locking and Unlocking a Package on a
Managed Device
You can lock a package on the managed device to prevent it being deleted, or to prevent it from
being upgraded to a newer version.
To lock a package:
1 List all the packages installed on the managed device by entering the
the list, select the package you want to lock.
2 Lock the package by entering the
The package_name can include wildcard characters. The following table explains the valid
relational operators that can be used with the package in the command:
Relational
Functionality
Operator
= Locks only the specific package version.
< Locks all versions of the package older than the specified version excluding the
specified version.
> Locks all versions of the package later than the specified version excluding the
specified version.
<= Locks all versions of the package older than the specified version as well as the
specified version.
>= Locks all versions of the package later than the specified version as well as the
specified version.

Understanding the Package and Content Management Features Available on a Managed Device

rug la package_name
command. From
rug pa
[<relation> <version>] command.
21
265