This module sets up automatic updates in the system. It is easy to use module with one scheduled job and email support.

This module offers unified simplified way to handle automatic updates in Debian-like and RedHat-like systems.

On Debian cron-apt tool is used.

On RedHat yum-autoupdate tool is used (using aco-yum_autoupdate puppet module).

Example: default parameters without email notification

include autoupdate

Updates at random time 5:00 - 6:00 each day.

Example: some parameters and email

class { 'autoupdate':
  email      => 'email@example.com',
  hour       => 7,
  minute     => 0,
  randomwait => 1200,
}

Update at random time 7:00 - 7:20 each day and send email notification, if someting was updated.

####email Email to sent notifications. Default is undef.

####randomwait Random time to wait before update in seconds. Default is to leave it to the autoupdate tools (1 hour for cron-apt and yum-autoupdate).

####update Update type. Default is 'default'.

• cron-apt: default, dist
• yum_autoupdate: default, security, minimal, ...

Unknown types translates to default.

####hour ####minute ####month ####monthday ####weekday ####special Parameters for cron job. Beware the defaults are *!

RedHat-like and Debian-like systems are supported.