Glossary - Red Hat NETWORK 4.0.5 Reference Manual

Glossary

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 Management and Provisioning customers can generate activation keys through
the RHN website. Each unique key can then be used to register a Red Hat system,
entitle the system to RHN, subscribe the system to specific channels, and subscribe
the system to RHN system groups through the command line utility
the
rhn_register
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 release. For example, all the packages in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS 3 for the x86 architecture make a base channel.
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 communicate directly with the developers. From Bugzilla, users can submit bug
reports and feature requests for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related open source
packages.
package.
from
rhnreg_ks