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Basically, I have the opposite problem of this guy. I would like my updates to be installed in a transparent way : I'm tired of entering my password every time.

I'm running on Red Hat (6.2 to be precise).

I saw a script somewhere saying that you need to edit a line containing "admin" in visudo, but I don't have that line. It was meant for Ubuntu, maybe that's the reason why...

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The answer is the same though. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Mar 21 '12 at 14:18

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I believe the solution is to modify the local PolicyKit definitions. Create a file called, say, /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/allowuserupdate.pkla

[Allow User Updates]
Identity=*
Action=org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-update
ResultAny=no
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes

If you only want your user, you could change Identity=YOURUSERNAME (replace YOURUSERID with your username).

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Allow user bob and group update-users to run yum without password.

bob, %update-users ALL= NOPASSWD: /sbin/yum

Only allow bob such access

bob, %update-users ALL= NOPASSWD: /sbin/yum

Note: I don't have a RedHat box to verify the location of yum. Please tell me if this location is invalid.

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PackageKit, not yum. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Mar 24 '12 at 4:59
I'm confused where the user stated he or she is using PackageKit vs yum. Last time I used RH (10 years ago), they were using yum. If PackageKit is being used, then the user should simply replace PackageKit binary with suggested yum binary in the above. – earthmeLon Mar 24 '12 at 5:06
No, because PackageKit uses PolicyKit. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Mar 24 '12 at 5:08
Personnaly, I'm not using anything. I'm ready to use whatever will do the job. – Philippe Carriere Mar 26 '12 at 12:59
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Have you tried yum -y update?

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Why would you run yum when using PackageKit? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Mar 21 '12 at 21:40
@IgnacioVazquez-Abrams because it is the way the service yum-cron used to do it. – Nils Mar 21 '12 at 21:46

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