Assigning Packages To Errata - Red Hat NETWORK 4.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management
5.3. Creating and Editing Errata
Follow this procedure to make a custom errata alert.
1. On the top navigation bar click on Errata then click Manage Errata on the left navi-
gation bar. From the Errata Management page, click on create new erratum.
2. Enter an intuitive label for the erratum in the Advisory field, ideally following a nam-
ing convention adopted by your organization. Note that this label cannot begin with the
letters "RH" (capitalized or not) to prevent confusion between custom errata and those
issued by Red Hat.
3. Then, complete all remaining required fields and click the Create Errata button. View
standard Red Hat Errata Alerts for examples of properly completed fields.
RHN Satellite Server administrators may also create errata by cloning an existing one.
This cloning preserves package associations and simplifies issuing errata. Refer to
Section 5.5 Cloning Errata for instructions.
To edit an existing errata alert's details, click its advisory in the Errata Management
page, make your changes in the appropriate fields of the Details tab, and click the Update
Errata button. Click on the Channels tab to alter the errata's channel association. Click
on the Packages tab to view and modify its packages.
To delete errata, select their checkboxes in the Errata Management page, click the Delete
Errata button, and confirm the action. Note that deleting published errata may take a few
minutes.
Tip
If you want to receive an email when errata alerts are issued for your systems, go to Your
RHN => Your Preferences in the RHN Website and select Receive email notifications.
This is a useful setting for administrators of subscribed systems in your organization.

5.4. Assigning Packages to Errata

Follow this procedure to assign packages to errata.
1. After selecting an erratum to edit, click on the Packages tab then the Add subtab.
2. To associate packages with the erratum being edited, select the channel from the View
dropdown menu that contains the packages you want in and click View. Packages al-
ready associated with the erratum being edited are not displayed. Selecting All man-
aged packages presents all available packages.
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