Automatic Notifications - Red Hat NETWORK - USER REFERENCE GUIDE 1.2 User Reference Manual

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• The Red Hat Network Web Application
• The Red Hat Update Agent
Both the Red Hat Network Web Application and the Red Hat Update Agent al-
low you to view all security alerts, bug fixes, and package enhancements included
in the Red Hat errata list. Only packages relevant to your system are shown. The
Red Hat Network Web Application and Red Hat Update Agent can also be con-
figured to verify packages once downloaded. Red Hat Update Agent allows for a
few basic configuration options such as choosing to ignore update notifications for
certain packages. The Red Hat Network Web Application includes more features
such as viewing up to five systems simultaneously, viewing package details before
downloading them, and adding a system to your group without using the Red Hat
Network Registration Client.
Red Hat Update Agent is a standalone application that runs locally on your system.
All the software dependencies it requires are shipped with Red Hat Linux 7. The
Red Hat Network Web Application runs inside a SSL-enabled Web browser such
as Netscape and does not have software dependencies.
The Red Hat Network Daemon (rhnsd) runs in the background as a service and
probes the Red Hat Network for notifications and updates at set time intervals (see
Chapter 6, Red Hat Network Daemon for further information).

1.1 Automatic Notifications

During registration, you can configure Red Hat Network to send you email notifica-
tions of new and updated software packages. Automated notifications of the latest
updates
• Reduce the time and effort required by system administrators to stay on top of the
Red Hat errata list
• Minimize security vulnerabilities in your network by providing the patches as
soon as Red Hat releases them
• Filter out package updates not relevant to your network
Chapter 1:What is Red Hat Network?