Locking A Bundle By Using The Command Line Utility; Unlocking A Bundle By Using The Command Line Utility; Reverting To A Previously Installed Software Configuration State - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

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21.2.2 Locking a Bundle by Using the Command Line Utility

1 List all the bundles installed on the managed device by entering the
the list, select the bundle you want to lock.
2 Lock the bundle by entering the
bundle_name can include wildcard characters.
3 Ensure that the bundle is locked by entering the
locked bundles except those that are locked on the server by the administrator.
NOTE: If a locked bundle has packages, you can remove the packages from the managed device
even though the bundle is locked by using
To prevent the removal of packages, you must individually lock the packages. For more information
on how to lock a package, see
Device," on page
265.

21.2.3 Unlocking a Bundle by Using the Command Line Utility

1 List all the bundles that are locked on the managed device by entering the
This displays the bundle name and its lock index.
2 Select the bundle you want to unlock.
3 Unlock the bundle by entering the
4 Ensure that the bundle is unlocked by entering the
locked bundles.
21.3 Reverting to a Previously Installed Software
Configuration State
You can use the
rug ro date_time
command to revert to a previously installed software configuration state.
checkpoint_name
An Example Use Case: In this use case, you enable the rollback preference, install a package, and
then roll back to the previously installed configuration state. The package is automatically
uninstalled.
1 Enable the Rollback preference by executing the
The Rollback preference is set to False by default.
2 Subscribe to a catalog by executing the
3 List all packages contained in the catalog by executing the
4 Make a note of the date and time when you enable the Rollback preference by executing the
date command.
or
Create a checkpoint by using the
5 Install a package by executing the
6 Ensure that the package is installed by executing the
The status of the package should be "i".
Understanding the Package and Content Management Features Available on a Managed Device 267
rug bla bundle_name
rug bll
rpm -e | package_name
Section 21.1, "Locking and Unlocking a Package on a Managed
rug bld lock_index
command or create a checkpoint by using
rug set rollback true
rug sub catalog_name
rug cpa checkpoint_name
rug in package_name
rug bl
command.
command. This displays all the
or
rug rm package_name
rug bll
command.
command. This displays only the
rug bll
rug cpa
command.
rug pa catalog_name
command.
command.
rug pa catalog_name
command. From
.
command.
command.
command.
command.

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