Problems with Multiple Package Baseline Installation patches

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I’m setting up a baseline package for CentOS 7 Servers in my environment. I’m having problems with the Delete CentOS 7 Package List File for Multiple-Package Baseline Installation Task id 200. This task does not show any applicable computers in my environment. the relevance statements are:

  1. (version of client >= “8.2.1175”) AND (name of operating system starts with “Linux CentOS 7”)
  2. architecture of operating system = “x86_64”
  3. exist file ((if(exist property “storage folder”) then pathname of storage folder of client else pathname of client folder of current site & “/…/…”) & “/EDRDeployData/MultiPkgInstall.txt”)
    The other 2 tasks that will added to the end of the baseline Task ID 201 Enable the Multiple-Package Baseline Installation feature – CentOS 7 and Task ID 101 Multiple-Package Baseline Installation – CentOS 7 have the following relevance statements;
  4. (version of client >= “8.2.1175”) AND (name of operating system starts with “Linux CentOS 7”)
  5. architecture of operating system = "x86_64"
    Will removing the 3rd relevance statement from the first task resolve my problem and allow the baseline to execute?
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This task will only be relevant if the file exists on an endpoint from a previous Multiple Package Baseline. It ensures that the file leftover from the previous run is removed.

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I’m having problems creating a Multiple Package Baseline using individual patches from the Patches for CentOS7 Plugin R2 external site. For example, CEBA-2019-2871 Tzdata Enhancement Update applicable Computer Counts says 3 servers in my environment need this patch. Likewise CESA-2019-2829 says 4 servers need this patch. When I combine them in a baseline to patch Linux CentOS 7 Servers and add the required Enable the Multiple-Package Baseline Installation feature - CentOS 7 at the beginning and Multiple-Package Baseline Installation - CentOS 7 - x86_86 at the end, the baseline does not see any applicable Servers in my environment to patch. Am I missing any steps in the process to Patch Linux Servers in my environment. Are there any tasks/fixlets that are required to execute before I can create multiple package baselines to patch Centos 6 or 7 servers in my test environment.
Thank you

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Adding relevant Fixlets to a Baseline should make the Baseline relevant. It usually can take the clients a few minutes to evaluate and report relevant to the baseline. A couple of things to check -

  • are the affected computers subscribed to the site that contains the new Baseline?

  • have you customized the relevance on the baseline itself? Baselines have a top-level relevance that could make it not-applicable if you’ve customized it.

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Thank you for responding. The problem I discovered is that the Automatic Group that I created and linked to the Custom Sites container was incomplete. I did not link the Auto Group to the Master Action Site therefore when I added the patches, the actual servers that it applied to were not part of the Auto Group my Content Site was linked to. I really appreciate your help and timely response to my inquiries, Have a great day.

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