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Section 5.3:Adding a System Profile
For more control over the registration process and your system profile, use
the Red Hat Network Registration Client to register a new system (see Chap-
ter 2, Registration).
To register a system through the Red Hat Network Web Application use the following steps:
1. Login to the Red Hat Network Web Application, click the
and click the
Add System
2. Enter a system name, choose your architecture (currently only i386, i586, and i686 are available),
and choose whether to include hardware and software information in your system profile.
3. Click the
Download Digital Certificate
page.
4. Next, you will receive a prompt to download the file named systemid. Save this file in your
home directory or somewhere you can find it easily. If you are not prompted to save the file, click
the Save button under step 2 and save it as the filename systemid.
5. Open a shell prompt (for example an xterm or gnome-terminal) and log in as root. Copy the sys-
temid file that you downloaded in the previous step to /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid.
6. No hardware or software information is gathered through the Red Hat Network Web Application.
The Red Hat Network Daemon on the client side must initiate a connect to Red Hat Network and
send this information. For this to happen, make sure the Red Hat Network Daemon is running
by typing the command /sbin/service rhnsd status. If you see the message rhnsd
(pid 958) is running... (the pid will vary depending on your system), skip to the next
step. If you see the message rhnsd is stopped, you will need to start the daemon. As root,
open a shell prompt and type the command /sbin/service rhnsd start.
7. Click the button.
Finish
8. The newly registered system will not appear in your network group immediately. The next time
the daemon connects to Red Hat Network, it will send the information necessary to generate a
system profile, and the system will appear in your account. This can take up to thirty minutes (or
longer if you increased the time interval for your Red Hat Network Daemon).
Note
link.
button. This will take you to a second Add System Profile
Main button on the top navigation bar
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