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Section 2.1:Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client
2 Registration
Before you begin using Red Hat Network, you need to create a user name, password, and System
Profile. The Red Hat Network Registration Client will walk you through this process.
2.1 Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client
You must be root to register a system with RHN. If you start the Red Hat Network Registration
Client as a standard user, you will be prompted to enter the root password before proceeding. To start
the Red Hat Network Registration Client in Red Hat Linux 6.2 or higher, use one of the following
methods:
1. On the GNOME desktop, go to the
=>
RHN Registration
2. On the KDE desktop, go to the
Registration
3.
Type the command rhn_register at a shell prompt (for example an xterm or gnome-terminal)
4. If you are not running the X Window System, type the command rhn_register at a virtual
console or remote terminal. Please refer to Section 2.5, Text Mode RHN Registration Client for
further details.
You must use Python 1.5.2-24 or later with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
support. If not, the information you transfer will not be encrypted. If you
have an earlier version of Python, you will see the message shown in Fig-
ure 2–1, Use Python 1.5.2-24 or later. To determine the version of Python
on your system, use the command rpm -q python. It is strongly recom-
mended you use Python 1.5.2-24 or later.
Main Menu Button
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Main Menu Button
CAUTION
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Programs
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Red Hat
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System
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System
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