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Possible means that there are two patches available, you can use the following command to confirm it:<br />
# yum list updates
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Possible means that there are two patches available, you can use the following command to confirm it:
# yum list updates

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I meant there are two non-security patches availible.
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I meant there are two non-security patches availible.

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]# yum --security check-update <br />
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security <br />
Limiting package lists to security relevant ones <br />
all-5.4-20100401-rhel-x86_<wbr />64-server-<wbr />5/updatein<wbr />fo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | 991 kB &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:00<br />
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all-5.4-20100401-rhel-x86_<wbr />64-server-<wbr />supplement<wbr />ary-5/upda<wbr />teinfo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp;58 kB &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:00<br />
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all-5.4-20100401-rhn-tools<wbr />-rhel-x86_<wbr />64-server-<wbr />5/updatein<wbr />fo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | 3.6 kB &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:00<br />
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No packages needed, for security, 2 available<br />
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What does the 2 available mean - but no packages needed?
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]# yum --security check-update 
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security 
Limiting package lists to security relevant ones 
all-5.4-20100401-rhel-x86_64-server-5/updateinfo                                                                                 | 991 kB     00:00

all-5.4-20100401-rhel-x86_64-server-supplementary-5/updateinfo                                                                   |  58 kB     00:00

all-5.4-20100401-rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-5/updateinfo                                                                       | 3.6 kB     00:00

No packages needed, for security, 2 available


What does the 2 available mean - but no packages needed?

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