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To start the command line version, use the command:
rhn_register --nox --configure
It has more configuration options than the graphical version.
You will be presented with a list of options and their current values:
0. enableProxyAuth
1. noSSLServerURL
2. oemInfoFile
3. enableProxy
4. networkSetup
5. httpProxy
6. proxyUser
7. serverURL
8. proxyPassword
9. debug
Enter number of item to edit
Enter the number of the item that you want to modify, and enter a new value for the option. When
you finish changing your configuration, press [Enter] to save your changes and exit. Press [q] and then
[Enter] to quit without saving your changes.
The most common options configured are
To enable a proxy server, change the value for
the name of the proxy server and port number in the format http://HOST:PORT. For example, to
use the proxy server http://squid.mysite.org on port 3128, you would change the value to
http://squid.mysite.org:3128.
If you require a proxy username and password, set
username/password authentication for the proxy, and set
appropriate username and password for the proxy.

7.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client

You must be root to register a system with RHN. If you start the Red Hat Network Registration
Client as a standard user, you will be prompted to enter the root password before proceeding. To start
the Red Hat Network Registration Client, use one of the following methods:
1. On the GNOME desktop, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => Programs => System
=> Red Hat Network
2. On the KDE desktop, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => System => Red Hat
Network
3. Type the command
terminal)
4. If you are not running the X Window System, type the command
console or remote terminal. Refer to Section 7.7 for further details.
No
http://www.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/oeminfo
No
Yes
https://www.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC
No
return to exit, q to quit without saving
¢
enableProxy
enableProxy
at a shell prompt (for example an XTerm or GNOME
rhn_register
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and
httpProxy
to Yes and the value of
enableProxyAuth
proxyUser
£
to enable a proxy server.
httpProxy
to Yes to enable
and
proxyPassword
at a virtual
rhn_register
:
to
to the