Your Account; Your Preferences - Red Hat NETWORK 3.1 - MANAGEMENT Reference Manual

Chapter 4. Red Hat Network Website
Recently Failed Actions — Number of scheduled actions that did not succeed.
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Pending Actions — Number of scheduled actions that have not yet been completed.
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Recently Completed Actions — Number of scheduled actions that succeeded.
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The System Groups section gives you access to the groups of systems you establish. Clicking on the
links in this section takes you to the System Group Details pages. Refer to Section 4.4.3.3 System
Group Details for more information.
The Errata section lists all and relevant Errata Alerts. You may toggle between All and Relevant
by clicking the View All or View Relevant link at the top of the table. To go to a complete list of
applicable Errata Alerts for your systems stored in the Errata category, click View All Relevant
Errata in the bottom right-hand corner.
You can return to this page by clicking Your RHN on the left navigation bar.

4.3.1. Your Account

The Your Account page allows you to modify your personal information, such as name, password,
and title. To modify any of this information, merely make the changes in the appropriate text fields
and click the Update button in the bottom right-hand corner.
Remember, if you change your Red Hat Network password (the one used to log into RHN and red-
hat.com), you will not see your new one as you type it for security reasons. Also for security, your
password is represented by 12 asterisks no matter how many characters it actually contains. Replace
the asterisks in the Password and Password Confirmation text fields with your new password.
4.3.1.1. Addresses
The Addresses page allows you to manage your mailing, billing and shipping addresses, as well as
the associated phone numbers. Just click Edit this address below the address to be modified, make
the changes, and click Update Address.
4.3.1.2. Change Email
The email address listed in the Your Account page is the address Red Hat Network sends email
notifications to, if you select to receive Errata Alerts or daily summaries for your systems on the Your
Preferences page.
To change your preferred email address, click Change Email in the left navigation bar. You will then
be asked for the new email address. Enter it and click the Update button. A confirmation email will
be sent to the new email address; responding to the confirmation email will validate the new email
address. Note that false email addresses such as those ending in "@localhost" are filtered and rejected.
4.3.1.3. Account Deactivation
The Account Deactivation page provides a means to cancel your Red Hat Network service. It presents
steps for manual deletion or instructions for contacting Customer Service, depending on your level of
service. Deletion of the account should occur within one business week.

4.3.2. Your Preferences

The Your Preferences page allows you to configure Red Hat Network options, including:
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