Uploading Packages To Rhn Satellite Server; Configuring The Rhn Push Application - Red Hat NETWORK 3.7 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages
Option
-s, --sync
-p, --printconf
--newest
--nosig
--no-ssl
--stdin
USERNAME
--username
--password
--source
--dontcopy
--test
-?, --help
--usage
Table 6-1.
rhn_package_manager
Tip
These command line options are also described in the
rhn_package_manager

6.2. Uploading Packages to RHN Satellite Server

The RHN Push application allows an organization to serve custom packages associated with a private
RHN channel through the RHN Satellite Server. If you want the RHN Satellite Server to serve only
official Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages, you do not need to install the RHN Push application.
To use the RHN Push application, install the
is available to registered RHN Satellite Server systems and may be installed by running
.
rhnpush
The RHN Push application uploads RPM header information to the RHN Satellite Server database
and places the RPM in the RHN Satellite Server package repository. Unlike the RHN Proxy Server's
RHN Package Manager, RHN Push never distributes package information, even the headers, beyond
the RHN Satellite Server database.
Description
Check if local directory is in sync with the server.
Print the current configuration and exit.
Only push the packages that are newer than packages
already pushed to the server for the specified channel.
Don't fail if packages are unsigned.
Turn off SSL (not recommended).
Read the package names from stdin.
Specify RHN username. If not provided, you will be
prompted for the username of a valid Channel
Administrator.
Specify RHN password. If not provided, you will be
prompted for the password of a valid Channel
Administrator.
Upload the listed packages as source packages instead of
binary packages.
In the post-upload step, do not copy the packages to their
final location in the package tree.
Only print the packages to be pushed.
Display the help screen with a list of options.
Briefly describe the available options.
options
.
rhnpush
rhn_package_manager
package and its dependencies. This package
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man page:
man
up2date