Glossary - Red Hat NETWORK 2.7 - ENTERPRISE Reference Manual

A
Action
A task that is scheduled by a system administrator using Red Hat Network to be performed on one
or more client systems. For example, an action can be scheduled to update the kernel packages
on all the systems within a selected group.
Activation Key
RHN Enterprise customers can generate activation keys through the RHN website. Each unique
key can then be used to register a RHL system, entitle the system to RHN Enterprise, subscribe
the system to specific channels, and subscribe the system to RHN system groups through the
command line utility
B
Base Channel
A base channel is a type of Channel that consists of a list of packages based on a specific
architecture and Red Hat Linux release. For example, all the packages in Red Hat Linux 9 for
the x86 architecture make a base channel.
Basic
One of the RHN service level offerings. Basic was formerly called Software Manager. Basic
offers the same services as the Software Manager subscription did, plus more new features.
Bug Fix Alert
An Errata Alert that pertains to a bug fix.
Bugzilla
Bugzilla is an online application (http://www.redhat.com/bugzilla) that allows users to commu-
nicate directly with the developers. From Bugzilla, users can submit bug reports and feature
requests for Red Hat Linux and related open source packages.
from the
rhnreg_ks
package.
rhn_register

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