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  • Page 1 Red Hat Network User Reference Guide 2.0...
  • Page 2 ISBN: N/A Red Hat, Inc. 2600 Meridian Parkway Durham, NC 27713 USA +1 919 547 0012 (Voice) +1 919 547 0024 (FAX) 888 733 4281 (Voice) P.O. Box 13588 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA © 2001 Red Hat, Inc. RHNurg(EN)-2.0-Print-RHI (2001-01-29T10:47-0400) Copyright ©...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Red Hat Network Introduction .................. . v Document Conventions..............v More to Come .

  • Page 4: Red Hat Network

    Chapter 5 Red Hat Network ............ . 47 Logging into Red Hat Network ..........47 Viewing Your Notifications ..

  • Page 5: Introduction

    All version of this manual are available at http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/. Once you use Red Hat Network to update these applications, you can use the latest version of this manual.
  • Page 6 Introduction The /etc/fstab file contains information about different system devices and filesystems. The /usr/share/doc directory contains documentation for various programs. Install the webalizer RPM if you want to use a Web server log file analysis program. application This style should indicate to you that the program named is an end-user application (as opposed to system software).

  • Page 7: Document Conventions

    Section 0.1:Document Conventions This style indicates that the text will be found on a clickable button on a GUI screen. For ex- ample: Click on the button to return to the Web page you last viewed. Back computer output When you see text in this style, it indicates text displayed by the computer on the command line. You’ll see responses to commands you typed in, error messages and interactive promptings for your input during scripts or programs shown this way.

  • Page 8: More To Come

    viii Introduction A word that appears in the glossary will be shown in the body of the document in this style. For example: The lpd daemon handles printing requests. In this case, the style of the word daemon should indicate to you that a definition of the term is available in the glossary.
  • Page 9 Section 0.2:More to Come Send in Your Feedback If you’d like to make suggestions about the Red Hat Network User Reference Guide, please mention this guide’s identifier: RHNurg(EN)-2.0-Print-RHI (2001-01-29T10:47-0400) You can send mail to: rhn-feedback@redhat.com...
  • Page 10 Introduction...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 What Is Red Hat Network

    Hat Linux systems. All Security Alerts, Bug Fix Alerts, and Enhancement Alerts (collective known as Errata Alerts) can be downloaded directly from Red Hat using the Red Hat Update Agent standalone application or through a Web browser at http://www.redhat.com/network/. The three main components of Red Hat Network are as follows: •...

  • Page 12: Automatic Notifications

    Red Hat’s GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) signature to ensure authenticity. Red Hat Network incorporates the following security measures: Your System Profile available at http://www.redhat.com/network/ is only accessible with the correct user name and password. 2. A Digital Certificate stored on the client system in the file /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid after registration is used to authenticate the system during each transaction between the client and Red Hat Network.

  • Page 13: Before You Begin

    Update Agent; runs if the X Window System is available If the packages are not installed, they can be found on the Red Hat Linux 7 CD 1 in the RedHat/RPMS directory or downloaded from the Red Hat FTP site available at ftp://ftp.redhat.com (or from a Red Hat FTP mirror available at http://www.redhat.com/mirrors.html).
  • Page 14 Chapter 1:What is Red Hat Network?

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Registration

    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.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2:Registration Figure 2–1 Use Python 1.5.2-24 or later The opening screen for the Red Hat Network Registration Client gives you a brief overview of the services available and the steps required to register (see Figure 2–2, Welcome Screen). Click Next continue with the registration process.

  • Page 17: Registering A User Account

    Profile. The System Profile is essential if you wish to receive update notifications about your system. If you have any questions about how your information is being used, please contact us at feed- back@redhat.com. Figure 2–3 Red Hat Privacy Statement 2.2 Registering a User Account...
  • Page 18 Figure 2–4 Error: Username Already Exists Note If you are already a member of redhat.com, you can use the same user name and password. However, you will still need to continue with the registration process to create your System Profile.
  • Page 19 Section 2.2:Registering a User Account Figure 2–5 Warning: This System Already Registered If you have already registered a machine and created a System Profile, you can add a new machine to your System Profile. Run the Red Hat Network Registration Client on the new machine you wish to add and enter your existing Red Hat Network user name and password.
  • Page 20 Chapter 2:Registration Figure 2–6 Create a Unique User Name and Password 2.2.2 Optional User Account Information You can also choose whether to receive email notifications about updates relevant to your system by selecting the box next titled I want to receive email notification for updates to my System Profiles When selected, the text area will no longer be shaded and you can enter the email Email address:...

  • Page 21: Registering A System Profile

    Section 2.3:Registering a System Profile Figure 2–7 Optional User Account Information 2.3 Registering a System Profile Now that you have a user account, you can create a System Profile that consists of hardware and software information about your Red Hat Linux system. The software System Profile information is used by Red Hat Network to determine what software update notifications you receive.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2:Registration • Amount of RAM • PCI devices • Disk sizes • Mount points The next step is choosing a profile name for your system as shown in Figure 2–8, System Profile - Hardware. The default value is the hostname for the system. You may modify this to be a more descriptive string such as Email Server for Support Team if you find it more helpful.
  • Page 23 Section 2.3:Registering a System Profile 2.3.2 Software System Profile The software System Profile consists of a list of RPM packages for which you wish to receive notifi- cations. The Red Hat Network Registration Client shows you a list of all RPM packages listed in the RPM database on your system and then allows you to customize the list by deselecting packages.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2:Registration Figure 2–10 RPM Package Information Choosing Which RPM Packages to Exclude from the System Profile By default, all RPM packages in your RPM database are included in your System Profile to be updated by Red Hat Network. To exclude a package, uncheck the package from the list by clicking the X beside the package name.

  • Page 25: Finishing Registration

    Section 2.4:Finishing Registration Figure 2–11 Choose which RPM Packages to Exclude from System Profile 2.4 Finishing Registration As seen in Figure 2–12, Finished Collecting Information for System Profile, the last step of registration is to confirm that you want to send your System Profile to the Red Hat Network. If you choose Cancel at this point, no information will be sent.
  • Page 26 You will know your System Profile has been successfully sent when you see the Registration Finished to exit the Red Hat Network Registration screen (Figure 2–14, Registration Finished). Click Finish Client. After completing registration, visit http://www.redhat.com/network to verify your System Profile and make any changes.

  • Page 27: Text Mode Rhn Registration Client

    Section 2.5:Text Mode RHN Registration Client Figure 2–14 Registration Finished 2.5 Text Mode RHN Registration Client The screens for the Text Mode Red Hat Network Registration Client are almost identical to the screens for the graphical version of Red Hat Network Registration Client. Some of the text in the text mode version is more concise due to lack of space in the interface.
  • Page 28 Chapter 2:Registration Figure 2–15 Text Mode Welcome Screen...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Red Hat Update Agent Configuration

    Section 3.2:General Settings 3 Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Before using the Red Hat Update Agent, you should configure the settings. This can be done with the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool. 3.1 Configuring the Red Hat Update Agent You must be root to run the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool.

  • Page 30: Retrieval/Installation Settings

    Chapter 3:Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Figure 3–1 General Settings 3.3 Retrieval/Installation Settings The Retrieval/Installation tab allows you to customize your software package retrieval and package installation preferences. Note Even if you set the Red Hat Update Agent to install the packages automati- cally, it will only download the RPM packages required for new versions of the kernel.
  • Page 31 Section 3.3:Retrieval/Installation Settings Figure 3–2 Retrieval/Installation Settings The following retrieval options can be selected (see Figure 3–2, Retrieval/Installation Settings): • — download selected RPM packages to desired directory Do not install packages after retrieval and ignore the installation preferences • —...

  • Page 32: Package Exceptions Settings

    Chapter 3:Red Hat Update Agent Configuration The following additional options are configurable from this tab: • — override the Red Hat Linux version in your System Override version stored in System Profile Profile • — change the directory where packages are downloaded Package storage directory 3.4 Package Exceptions Settings The Package Exceptions tab allows you to define which packages to exclude from the list of updated...
  • Page 33 Section 3.4:Package Exceptions Settings Figure 3–3 Package Exceptions Settings...
  • Page 34 Chapter 3:Red Hat Update Agent Configuration...

  • Page 35: Chapter 4 Red Hat Update Agent

    Section 4.1:Starting the Red Hat Update Agent 4 Red Hat Update Agent After configuring the settings for the Red Hat Update Agent using the instructions in Chapter 3, Red Hat Update Agent Configuration, you can use the Red Hat Update Agent to retrieve the latest software packages from Red Hat.
  • Page 36 Chapter 4:Red Hat Update Agent Argument Description -r, --register Register as an anonymous user with Red Hat Network. You can register as a full user later by running rhn_register. --tmpdir=directory Override the configured package directory. The default location is /var/spool/up2date. The first time you run the Red Hat Update Agent, the dialog window in Figure 4–1, Install GPG Key will prompt you to install the Red Hat GPG key.

  • Page 37: Choosing Packages To Update

    Section 4.2:Choosing Packages to Update Figure 4–2 Welcome Screen 4.2 Choosing Packages to Update After clicking on the Welcome Screen, the dialog box in Figure 4–3, Retrieve Update Information Next will appear. This means that a connection to Red Hat Network is being established and that your customized list of updates is being retreived.
  • Page 38 Chapter 4:Red Hat Update Agent for your system. If there are no updated packages available for your system, the dialog box in Figure 4–4, No new packages needed appears. Click to exit Red Hat Update Agent. Figure 4–4 No new packages needed If your system is not up-to-date, your customized list of available updated packages is displayed as shown in Figure 4–5, List of Available Updates.
  • Page 39 Section 4.2:Choosing Packages to Update Figure 4–6 Choose Updates to Retrieve Red Hat Update Agent shows the progress of each package retrieval as shown in Figure 4–7, Re- trieval Finished. When they have all been retrieved, the message . is displayed at the All finished bottom of the screen.

  • Page 40: Installing Updated Packages

    Chapter 4:Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4–7 Retrieval Finished 4.3 Installing Updated Packages If you chose to have all the packages installed automatically (see Chapter 3, Red Hat Update Agent Configuration), the selected packages are installed. The progress of installing each package, as well as the total progress, is displayed.

  • Page 41: Update Agent Finished

    Section 4.4:Update Agent Finished Figure 4–8 Installation Finished 4.4 Update Agent Finished When the Red Hat Update Agent has finished downloading the desired packages (and installing them if you chose the install option), you will see the screen in Figure 4–9, Update Agent Finished. to exit the Red Hat Update Agent.

  • Page 42: Command Line Mode Red Hat Update Agent

    Chapter 4:Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4–9 Update Agent Finished 4.5 Command Line Mode Red Hat Update Agent If you are not running X, you can still run the Red Hat Update Agent from a virtual console or remote terminal. The command line version of the Red Hat Update Agent accepts the following arguments: Table 4–2 Update Agent Command Line Arguments Argument...
  • Page 43 Section 4.5:Command Line Mode Red Hat Update Agent Argument Description -d, --download Download packages only, do not install them. This argument will override the configuraton option Do not install packages after retrieval. -i, --install Install packages after they are downloaded. This argument will override the configuraton option Do not install packages after retrieval.
  • Page 44 Cut and paste the following into a file and save it as redhat2.asc or download it from http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/. Type bits/keyID Date User ID 1024D/DB42A60E 1999-09-23 Red Hat Software, Inc. (security@redhat.com) 2048g/961630A2 1999-09-23 -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org...

  • Page 45: Syncronizing Your System Profile

    Section 4.6:Syncronizing Your System Profile 4XFtOd04NMgWI63uqZc4zkRa+kwEZtmbz3tHSdRCCE+Y7YVP6IUf/w6YPQFQriWY FiA6fD10eB+BlIUqIw80VgjsBKmCwvKkn4jg8kibXgj4/TzQSx77uYokw1EqQ2wk OZoaEtcubsNMquuLCMWijYhGBBgRAgAGBQI36lRyAAoJECGRgM3bQqYOhyYAnj7h VDY/FJAGqmtZpwVp9IlitW5tAJ4xQApr/jNFZCTksnI+4O1765F7tA== =3AHZ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- At the shell prompt, import the key with the following command: gpg --import redhat2.asc The resulting message tells you that the key was processed. To check that the key was added, type gpg --list-keys.
  • Page 46 Chapter 4:Red Hat Update Agent...

  • Page 47: Chapter 5 Red Hat Network

    In a Web browser, go to http://www.redhat.com/network. The page shown in Figure 5–1, Logging into Red Hat Network will be displayed. If you have not registered a system yet or do not have a redhat.com account, create a new account by clicking the button on the left side of the page.

  • Page 48: Viewing Your Notifications

    Chapter 5:Red Hat Network Figure 5–1 Logging into Red Hat Network 5.2 Viewing Your Notifications After logging into Red Hat Network, click on the button on the top navigation bar. Depending on Main your preferences, this page displays all Security Alerts, Bug Fixes Alerts, and Enhancements Alerts (collectively referred to as Errata Alerts) for all registered systems in your network group (see Figure 5–2, Main Page).

  • Page 49: Adding A System Profile

    Red Hat Network Daemon initiates a connection from the client to Red Hat Network to send the desired information to the servers. After this information is sent, the system appears in your network group. You can then login to http://www.redhat.com/network/ to customize your preferences such as receiving email notifications and excluding packages from your system profile.

  • Page 50: Viewing Your Network Group

    Chapter 5:Red Hat Network To register a system through the Web interface use the following steps: 1. Login to Red Hat Network at http://www.redhat.com/network/, click the Main button on the top navigation bar and click the link. 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.
  • Page 51 Section 5.4:Viewing Your Network Group Figure 5–3 Systems Overview Tab Each row represents a system in your Network Group. To add a new system, click the Add New Sys- link on the first available row. You can register one free system with Red Hat Network Software Manager.

  • Page 52: Viewing Individual System

    Chapter 5:Red Hat Network 5.4.2 Errata Alerts Click on the tab to view the errata for every system in Your Network Group. If an errata Errata Alerts has been issued on any package in your system profile, you can view it here. The column Status alerts you to errata reports you have not yet viewed.

  • Page 53: Downloading Updated Packages

    Section 5.7:Customizing Preferences sorting order of packages by clicking on the column header names. A bold column header indicates the current sort order. If you have created a profile but either exclude packages from the profile or have not started the Red Hat Network daemon on your local system yet, the Package view will be empty. Hardware Profile tab lists the hardware devices and settings for the currently selected system.
  • Page 54 Chapter 5:Red Hat Network RPM Updates By selecting this option for your systems, you assure the fastest possible delivery of packages that update the security and reliability of your systems. Here’s how it works: 1. Select the systems to receive RPM Updates. 2.

  • Page 55: Searching Errata

    Section 5.8:Searching Errata • mm/dd/yy • mmmm d, yyyy • dd-mm-yy You can also choose whether to display the time in the 24 hour or 12 hour (AM/PM) format. For security purposes, you can set a timeout value under the Session Timeout section.

  • Page 56: Viewing Online Help

    Chapter 5:Red Hat Network network group, selected Red Hat Linux releases, selected types of errata, or from a specified time period (see Figure 5–5, Search Errata Alerts). Figure 5–5 Search Errata Alerts 5.9 Viewing Online Help In addition to this User Reference Guide, the following help is available by clicking the Help Desk button on the top navigation bar: •...

  • Page 57: Chapter 6 Red Hat Network Daemon

    Red Hat Network Daemon 6 Red Hat Network Daemon The Red Hat Network Daemon periodically connects to the Red Hat Network to check for updates and notifications. The default interval time is two hours (120 minutes). This can be configured in the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd file by specifying the time interval in minutes.
  • Page 58 Chapter 6:Red Hat Network Daemon...

  • Page 59: Using Red Hat Network With Red Hat Linux

    In the same shell prompt, execute the command cd rhnpackages to change to the new direc- tory. In a Web browser, download the necessary packages from http://www.redhat.com/network/ser- vice/rhl_62.html. 4. Go back to the shell prompt in the rhnpackages directory (you must still be root) and execute the command rpm -Uvh * to upgrade the exist Red Hat Update Agent to the version that works with Red Hat Network.
  • Page 60 Chapter 7:Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6.2...

  • Page 61: Chapter 8 Frequently Asked Questions

    A: First, profile each system using the Red Hat Network Registration Client. You can set up a Red Hat Network user name and password if you don’t have one yet. Then, log into Red Hat Network at http://www.redhat.com/network, go to Your Network =>...
  • Page 62 Red Hat Update Agent. Q: I forgot my username and password. How do I access my account? A: Go to http://www.redhat.com/network. In the Member Login section is a Forgot Your Password link. Click the link and complete the form. Your password will be sent to your email address. If this does not work for you, please call our customer service desk.
  • Page 63 Red Hat Network. If you want to register more than one system, you need to purchase a Red Hat Network subscription. Go to http://www.redhat.com/net- work, login with your existing user name and password, and click on the tab.
  • Page 64 Chapter 8:Frequently Asked Questions...
  • Page 65 Index Index General........54 Main Page ......... 55 Adding a System Profile through the Web......49 Quality Assurance ......12 Assign Service Levels ....... 52 Red Hat Linux 6.2 Digital Certificate ..
  • Page 66 Index Systems Overview ......50 up2date ( See Red Hat Update Agent ) Visual Alerts........51 Your Network Group ......50...

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