Red Hat NETWORK 3.4 - PROVISIONING Reference Manual page 15

Chapter 1. What is Red Hat Network?
Warning
The SSL certificate packaged with older versions of the Red Hat Update Agent and the Red Hat
Network Registration Client reached its end of life August 28, 2003. Users attempting to connect
using this certificate will receive SSL connection or certificate verification errors. You may view and
obtain the versions of these applications containing new certificates at the RHN Client Software page.
In the RHN website, click Help at the top-right corner, Get RHN Software in the left navigation bar,
and scroll down to examine the packages and versions.
To determine the versions of the client applications installed, run the
the package name. For instance, for the Red Hat Network Registration Client, type the following
command:
rpm -q rhn_register
If the Red Hat Network Registration Client is installed, it will return something similar to:
rhn_register-2.9.3-1
The version number might differ slightly.
If you do not have the Red Hat Network Registration Client installed, the command will return:
package rhn_register is not installed
Perform this check for every package in Table 1-1 relevant to your system. Remember, only Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 2.1 users need the separate Red Hat Network Registration Client. If you prefer to
use the command line versions, you do not have to install the two packages ending in
Package Name
rhn_register
rhn_register-gnome
up2date
up2date-gnome
Table 1-1. Red Hat Network Packages
Description
Provides the Red Hat Network Registration Client program and the
text mode interface
Provides the GNOME interface (graphical version) for the Red Hat
Network Registration Client; runs if the X Window System is available
Provides the Red Hat Update Agent command line version and the Red
Hat Network Daemon
Provides the GNOME interface (graphical version) for the Red Hat
Update Agent; runs if the X Window System is available
command followed by
rpm -q
gnome
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