From 8b3345bd961c7a0421cdfb4cf606a50f6e00d5c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcus Furlong <furlongm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 20:45:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] update yum hook

---
 hooks/yum/patchman.py | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hooks/yum/patchman.py b/hooks/yum/patchman.py
index 52f9cc8b..9ae55d90 100644
--- a/hooks/yum/patchman.py
+++ b/hooks/yum/patchman.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2013-2016 Marcus Furlong <furlongm@gmail.com>
+# Copyright 2013-2026 Marcus Furlong <furlongm@gmail.com>
 #
 # This file is part of Patchman.
 #
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 
 
 def posttrans_hook(conduit):
-    conduit.info(2, 'Sending report to patchman server...')
     servicecmd = conduit.confString('main',
                                     'servicecmd',
                                     '/usr/sbin/patchman-client')
+    if not os.path.isfile(servicecmd) or not os.access(servicecmd, os.X_OK):
+        return
+    conduit.info(2, 'Sending report to patchman server...')
     args = '-n'
-    command = f'{servicecmd} {args}> /dev/null'
+    command = f'{servicecmd} {args} > /dev/null'
     os.system(command)