How to: Manage Software Updates
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InterWorx updates via the standard CentOS/RHEL yum utility which makes updating
from both interface and command line very simple. You can update both the
InterWorx product itself and also the operating system.

Enable/Disable Automatic Updates
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The following procedure explains how to enable and disable automatic OS
updates for the InterWorx-CP server.

Procedure - Enable Automatic OS Updates
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#. Click the **Server** menu item if it is not already open.
#. Click the **Software Updates** menu item.
#. Locate the **Automatic Update Options** section.
#. Select Enable from the drop-down list labeled OS Updates.
#. Click the **Update** button.

Procedure - Disable Automatic OS Updates
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#. Click the **Server** menu item if it is not already open.
#. Click the **Software Updates** menu item.
#. Locate the **Automatic Update Options** section.
#. Select Disable from the drop-down list labeled OS Updates.
#. Click the **Update** button.

The automatic OS updates are run by a daily cron job that performs a yum
update.

Refresh the List of Available Updates
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#. Click the **Server** menu item if it is not already open.
#. Click the **Software Updates** menu item.
#. Locate the **Update Management** section.
#. Click the **Refresh** button.
#. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: List
   updated successfully.

Install Unapplied Updates
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#. Click the **Server** menu item if it is not already open.
#. Click the **Software Updates** menu item.
#. Locate the **Update Management** section.
#. Click the **Install** button.
#. The updates will be applied.

View Previous Updates
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#. Click the **Server** menu item if it is not already open.
#. Click the **Software Updates** menu item.
#. Locate the **Update Management** section.
#. Select the date of the update you wish to view in the Installed
   Updates drop-down list.
#. You will see list of updates installed and information on that date
   in the table below.

Updating via Command-Line
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Access the system shell as root and run:

.. code-block::

   [root@test-box ~]# yum update