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  • Page 1 Red Hat Network Enterprise User Reference Guide 1.1.1...
  • Page 2 Red Hat Network Enterprise: User Reference Guide 1.1.1 Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Inc. 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh NC 27606-2072 USA Phone: +1 919 754 3700 Phone: 888 733 4281 Fax: +1 919 754 3701 PO Box 13588 Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA RHNent(EN)-1.1.1-Print-RHI (2002-05-16T18:290400)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction............................v 1. Document Conventions......................v 2. More to Come ........................vii 2.1. Send in Your Feedback ..................vii 1. What is Red Hat Network? ......................9 1.1. Demo..........................10 1.2. Basic..........................10 1.3. Enterprise ......................... 10 1.4.
  • Page 4 6. Red Hat Network Website......................53 6.1. Logging into the RHN Website..................53 6.2. Introduction to the Web Interface ..................53 6.2.1. Errata Alerts ...................... 55 6.3. Your RHN ........................55 6.3.1. Your Account ....................57 6.3.2. Entitlements ...................... 57 6.3.3.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    2.7.21-7.x.3 of the Red Hat Network Registration Client. For a more detailed, technical overview of Red Hat Network, please refer to the whitepapers available at http://www.redhat.com/docs/wp/. For an interactive demo of RHN, go to http://rhn.redhat.com/demo/rhn_demo.html. It requires the Macromedia Flash player. 1. Document Conventions When you read this manual, you will see that certain words are represented in different fonts, type- faces, sizes, and weights.
  • Page 6 Introduction [key] A key on the keyboard is shown in this style. For example: To use [Tab] completion, type in a character and then press the [Tab] key. Your terminal will display the list of files in the directory that start with that letter. [key]-[combination] A combination of keystrokes is represented in this way.

  • Page 7: More To Come

    Introduction user input Text that the user has to type, either on the command line, or into a text box on a GUI screen, is displayed in this style. In the following example, text is displayed in this style: To boot your system into the text based installation program, you will need to type in the text command at the prompt.

  • Page 8: Send In Your Feedback

    Introduction 2.1. Send in Your Feedback If you would like to make suggestions about the Red Hat Network Enterprise User Reference Guide, please mention this guide’s identifier: RHNent(EN)-1.1.1-Print-RHI (2002-05-16T18:290400) You can send mail to: < > rhn-feedback@redhat.com...

  • Page 9: What Is Red Hat Network

    Package Profile. This information is sent to RHN and RHN returns a unique System ID to your system (see Chapter 2 for further information). You can use either of the two Red Hat Network user interfaces: https://rhn.redhat.com • The Red Hat Update Agent •...

  • Page 10: Demo

    To create an account that can be used to entitle systems to the RHN Enterprise, go to http://rhn.redhat.com/ and click on the Create Account link under the Your RHN category. On the Sign Up for Red Hat Network page, click Create a Corporate Account. After creating a corporate...

  • Page 11: Automatic Notifications And Scheduled Package Installations

    Red Hat’s GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) signature to ensure authenticity. Red Hat Network incorporates the following security measures: 1. Your System Profile available at http://rhn.redhat.com is only accessible with an RHN verified user name and password. 2. A Digital Certificate is written to the client system after registration and is used to authenticate the system during each transaction between the client and Red Hat Network.

  • Page 12: Before You Begin

    Table 1-1. Red Hat Network Packages If the packages are not installed, they can be found on the Red Hat Linux 7 (or higher) CD-ROM #1 in directory or downloaded from the Red Hat FTP site available at ftp://ftp.redhat.com RedHat/RPMS...
  • Page 13 (or from a Red Hat FTP mirror available at http://www.redhat.com/mirrors.html). Always check the Red Hat Errata page, available at http://www.redhat.com/errata/, for package updates. If you install an older version of these packages, you can retrieve the latest versions using Red Hat Network. The first...
  • Page 14 Chapter 1. What is Red Hat Network?

  • Page 15: Red Hat Network Registration Client

    Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Before you begin using Red Hat Network, you need to create a username, password, and System Profile. The Red Hat Network Registration Client walks you through this process. 2.1. Configuring the Red Hat Network Registration Client Warning Most users do not need to configure the Red Hat Network Registration Client before registering their systems.

  • Page 16: Starting The Red Hat Network Registration Client

    Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client noSSLServerURL http://www.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC oemInfoFile /etc/sysconfig/rhn/oeminfo enableProxy networkSetup httpProxy proxyUser serverURL https://www.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC proxyPassword debug Enter number of item to edit return to exit, q to quit without saving ¡ 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.
  • Page 17 Yes. If you overwrite an existing system registration, you can delete the unused profile via the website at https://rhn.redhat.com. Figure 2-3. Warning: This System Already Registered The opening screen for the Red Hat Network Registration Client gives you a brief overview of the services available and the steps required to register (see Figure 2-4).
  • Page 18 Red Hat Network registration process is used to create a System Profile. The System Profile is essential if you wish to receive update notifications about your system. If you have any questions about how your information is being used, please contact us at < >. feedback@redhat.com...

  • Page 19: Registering A User Account

    Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2-5. Red Hat Privacy Statement 2.3. Registering a User Account Before you can create a System Profile, you must create a user account. The only required information in this section is a unique username, password, and a valid email address. In the screen shown in Figure 2-7, you must choose a username and password.
  • Page 20 Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Note If you are already a member of redhat.com, you can use the same user name and password. How- ever, you will still need to continue with the registration process to create your System Profile.

  • Page 21: Registering A System Profile

    Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client 2.4. Registering a System Profile Now that you have a user account, you can create a System Profile that consists of hardware and software information about your Red Hat Linux system. The software System Profile information is used by Red Hat Network to determine what software update notifications you receive.

  • Page 22: Software System Profile

    Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2-8. System Profile - Hardware 2.4.2. Software System Profile The software System Profile consists of a list of RPM packages for which you wish to receive notifi- cations. The Red Hat Network Registration Client shows you a list of all RPM packages listed in the RPM database on your system and then allows you to customize the list by deselecting packages.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2-10. RPM Package Information 2.4.2.2. Choosing RPM Packages to Exclude from the System Profile By default, all RPM packages in your RPM database are included in your System Profile to be up- dated by Red Hat Network.

  • Page 24: Finishing Registration

    Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2-11. Choose which RPM Packages to Exclude from System Profile 2.5. Finishing Registration As seen in Figure 2-12, the last step of registration is to confirm that you want to send your System Profile to the Red Hat Network.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2-12. Finished Collecting Information for System Profile Figure 2-13 shows the progress bar you will see while your profile is being sent. This process may take some time depending on your connection speed. Figure 2-13.

  • Page 26: Entitling Your System

    Demo entitlement after creating an account by registering a system for RHN or creating a redhat.com account. To entitle a system, go to http://rhn.redhat.com and login using the same username and password you just used in the Red Hat Network Registration Client. On the left navigation bar, click Entitlements under the Your RHN category.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2-15. Text Mode Welcome Screen...
  • Page 28 Chapter 2. Red Hat Network Registration Client...

  • Page 29: Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool

    Chapter 3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool Before using the Red Hat Update Agent, you should configure the settings. This can be done with the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool. If you are not running the X Window System or prefer the command line version, skip to Section 3.5. 3.1.

  • Page 30: Retrieval/Installation Settings

    Chapter 3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool Figure 3-1. General Settings 3.3. Retrieval/Installation Settings The Retrieval/Installation tab allows you to customize your software package retrieval and package installation preferences. Warning You must use Red Hat Update Agent Version 2.5.4 or higher to upgrade your kernel automatically. Red Hat Update Agent will install the updated kernel and configure LILO or GRUB to boot the new kernel the next time the system is rebooted.

  • Page 31: Package Exceptions Settings

    Chapter 3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool Figure 3-2. Retrieval/Installation Settings The following package retrieval options can be selected (see Figure 3-2): Do not install packages after retrieval — download selected RPM packages to desired directory • and ignore the installation preferences Do not display packages when local configuration file has been modified —...

  • Page 32: Command Line Version

    Chapter 3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool wild card at the end of the character string means all packages beginning with the character string will be excluded from the list. A wild card at the beginning of the character string means any packages that end with the character string will be excluded from the list.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool 10. enableProxy 11. gpgKeyRing /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date-keyring.gpg 12. proxyUser 13. proxyPassword 14. headerFetchCount 15. versionOverride 16. useNoSSLForPackage No 17. enableProxyAuth 18. noSSLServerURL http://www.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC 19. noReplaceConfig 20. sslCACert /usr/share/rhn/RHNS-CA-CERT 21. noBootLoader 22. systemIdPath /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid 23. serverURL https://www.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC 24. pkgSkipList [’kernel*’] 25.
  • Page 34 Chapter 3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool...

  • Page 35: Red Hat Update Agent

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent After configuring the settings for the Red Hat Update Agent using the instructions in Chapter 3, you can use the Red Hat Update Agent to retrieve the latest software packages from Red Hat. Using this tool will allow you to always have the most up-to-date Red Hat Linux system with all security patches, bug fixes, and software package enhancements.
  • Page 36 Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Argument Description Configure Red Hat Update Agent options. This is equivalent to --configure running the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool up2date-config Download packages only; do not install them. This argument --download temporarily overrides the configuration option Do not install packages after retrieval.

  • Page 37: Choosing A Channel

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-2. Welcome Screen 4.2. Choosing a Channel The first step is to select the channel(s) from which you want the updated packages to be retrieved. Select one or more channels and click Next. Refer to Section 6.7 for more information on channels and how channels are used to determine which packages to install.

  • Page 38: Choosing Packages To Update

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-3. Channels 4.3. Choosing Packages to Update After clicking Next, the dialog box in Figure 4-4 will appear. This means that a connection to Red Hat Network is being established and that your customized list of updates is being retrieved. This might take some time, depending on the speed of your connection and the number of packages you have installed.
  • Page 39 Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-5. No new packages needed If your system is not up-to-date, your customized list of available updated packages is displayed as shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6. List of Available Updates By default, no packages are selected for download. If you highlight each package, a brief package description is displayed in the Package Information section at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 40 Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-7. View Advisory After choosing which packages to update, the Red Hat Update Agent tests for RPM dependencies and prompts you if you have chosen to omit packages that are required for software updates that you did choose.

  • Page 41: Installing Updated Packages

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-9. Retrieval Finished 4.4. Installing Updated Packages After downloading the packages through the Red Hat Update Agent, they must be installed. If you chose not to have the packages installed via the Red Hat Update Agent, skip to Section 4.7 for further instructions.

  • Page 42: Update Agent Finished

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-10. Installation Finished 4.5. Update Agent Finished When the Red Hat Update Agent has finished downloading the desired packages (and installing them if you chose the install option), you will see the screen in Figure 4-11. Click Finish to exit the Red Hat Update Agent.

  • Page 43: Command Line Version

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Figure 4-11. Update Agent Finished 4.6. Command Line Version If you are not running X, you can still run the Red Hat Update Agent from a virtual console or remote terminal. If you are running X but want to use the command line version, you can force it not to display the graphical interface with the following command: up2date --nox The command line version of the Red Hat Update Agent allows you to perform advanced functions...
  • Page 44 Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Argument Description Download packages only, do not install them. This argument will --download override the configuration option Do not install packages after retrieval. Use this option if you prefer to install the packages manually. Download SRPM packages in addition to the binary RPM --src packages.

  • Page 45: Installing The Red Hat Gpg Key

    1. Cut and paste the following into a file and save it as or download it from redhat2.asc http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/. Type bits/keyID Date User ID 1024D/DB42A60E 1999-09-23 Red Hat Software, Inc. (security@redhat.com) 2048g/961630A2 1999-09-23 -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----...

  • Page 46: Manual Package Installation

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent Version: GnuPG v1.0.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org mQGiBDfqVDgRBADBKr3Bl6PO8BQ0H8sJoD6p9U7Yyl7pjtZqioviPwXP+DCWd4u8 HQzcxAZ57m8ssA1LK1Fx93coJhDzM130+p5BG9mYSWShLabR3N1KXdXQYYcowTOM GxdwYRGr1Spw8QydLhjVfU1VSl4xt6bupPbWJbyjkg5Z3P7BlUOUJmrx3wCgobNV EDGaWYJcch5z5B1of/41G8kEAKii6q7Gu/vhXXnLS6m15oNnPVybyngiw/23dKjS ZVG7rKANEK2mxg1VB+vc/uUc4k49UxJJfCZg1gu1sPFV3GSa+Y/7jsiLktQvCiLP lncQt1dV+ENmHR5BdIDPWDzKBVbgWnSDnqQ6KrZ7T6AlZ74VMpjGxxkWU6vV2xsW XCLPA/9P/vtImA8CZN3jxGgtK5GGtDNJ/cMhhuv5tnfwFg4b/VGo2Jr8mhLUqoIb E6zeGAmZbUpdckDco8D5fiFmqTf5+++pCEpJLJkkzel/32N2w4qzPrcRMCiBURES PjCLd4Y5rPoU8E4kOHc/4BuHN903tiCsCPloCrWsQZ7UdxfQ5LQiUmVkIEhhdCwg SW5jIDxzZWN1cml0eUByZWRoYXQuY29tPohVBBMRAgAVBQI36lQ4AwsKAwMVAwID FgIBAheAAAoJECGRgM3bQqYOsBQAnRVtg7B25Hm11PHcpa8FpeddKiq2AJ9aO8sB XmLDmPOEFI75mpTrKYHF6rkCDQQ36lRyEAgAokgI2xJ+3bZsk8jRA8ORIX8DH05U lMH27qFYzLbT6npXwXYIOtVn0K2/iMDj+oEB1Aa2au4OnddYaLWp06v3d+XyS0t+ 5ab2ZfIQzdh7wCwxqRkzR+/H5TLYbMG+hvtTdylfqIX0WEfoOXMtWEGSVwyUsnM3 Jy3LOi48rQQSCKtCAUdV20FoIGWhwnb/gHU1BnmES6UdQujFBE6EANqPhp0coYoI hHJ2oIO8ujQItvvNaU88j/s/izQv5e7MXOgVSjKe/WX3s2JtB/tW7utpy12wh1J+ JsFdbLV/t8CozUTpJgx5mVA3RKlxjTA+On+1IEUWioB+iVfT7Ov/0kcAzwADBQf9 E4SKCWRand8K0XloMYgmipxMhJNnWDMLkokvbMNTUoNpSfRoQJ9EheXDxwMpTPwK ti/PYrrL2J11P2ed0x7zm8v3gLrY0cue1iSba+8glY+p31ZPOr5ogaJw7ZARgoS8 BwjyRymXQp+8Dete0TELKOL2/itDOPGHW07SsVWOR6cmX4VlRRcWB5KejaNvdrE5 4XFtOd04NMgWI63uqZc4zkRa+kwEZtmbz3tHSdRCCE+Y7YVP6IUf/w6YPQFQriWY FiA6fD10eB+BlIUqIw80VgjsBKmCwvKkn4jg8kibXgj4/TzQSx77uYokw1EqQ2wk OZoaEtcubsNMquuLCMWijYhGBBgRAgAGBQI36lRyAAoJECGRgM3bQqYOhyYAnj7h VDY/FJAGqmtZpwVp9IlitW5tAJ4xQApr/jNFZCTksnI+4O1765F7tA== =3AHZ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- 2.

  • Page 47: Log File

    Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent up2date -p After running this command, your RHN System Profile will reflect the latest software versions in- stalled on your system. 4.9. Log File The Red Hat Update Agent keeps a log of all the actions that it performs on your system in the file .
  • Page 48 Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent...

  • Page 49: Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool

    Chapter 5. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool The Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool is a GNOME applet that appears on the panel and alerts users when software package updates are available for their systems. The list of updates are retrieved from the RHN Servers.

  • Page 50: Notification Icons

    Chapter 5. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool If your network connection requires you to use an HTTP Proxy Server to make HTTP connec- tions, on the Proxy Configuration screen, type your proxy server in the text field with the format http://HOST:PORT.

  • Page 51: Applying Updates

    Chapter 5. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool Figure 5-3. Critical Information The Available Updates tab displays a list of available package updates, including the installed version number and the available version number. 5.4. Applying Updates If the system is registered with RHN and entitled to a service offering, you can apply the Errata Updates with the Red Hat Update Agent.
  • Page 52 Chapter 5. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool...

  • Page 53: Red Hat Network Website

    Figure 6-1. RHN Website If you have not registered a system yet or do not have a redhat.com account, create a new account by clicking Sign Up. After creating a new user account, you must register your system before using RHN.

  • Page 54: Introduction To The Web Interface

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.2. Introduction to the Web Interface The left navigation bar is divided into categories and pages within the categories. A user with entitled systems has permission to use the following categories and pages. Each will be explained in more detail throughout this manual.

  • Page 55: Errata Alerts

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website Channel List — View a list of all channels available through Red Hat Network. • Download ISO Images — Access to priority downloading of Red Hat ISO images. ISO images • are used to write to a CD-ROM media. Channel Management —...
  • Page 56 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website If you are new to the RHN website, it is recommended that you read Section 6.2 to become familiar with the layout and symbols used through the interface. Figure 6-2. Your Red Hat Network The top of the page shows how many systems need attention, provides a link to quickly view those systems, and a summary of scheduled actions.

  • Page 57: Your Account

    Addresses tab, change the information and click the Update button on the page. If you want to change your Red Hat Network password (the one used to log into RHN and redhat.com) click the Details tab on the Your Account page and replace the asterisks in the Password and Pass- word Confirmation text fields with your new password.

  • Page 58: Organization Information

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.3.2.2. Channel Entitlements The Channel Entitlements tab displays the list of channels for which you have paid. 6.3.2.3. Purchase History The Purchase History tab displays a history of your entitlements, including the expiration date and the number available.

  • Page 59: Systems

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website To change information about a key, such as the channels, click edit beside the key in the activation key list. Make any changes, and click the Submit key. To delete a key, click edit beside the key in the activation key list, and click the Delete Key button. If you do not want the key to be used to activate a system, you can disable it by unselecting the corresponding checkbox under the Enabled column in the activation keys list.
  • Page 60 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website Pkgs — Total number of package updates for the system. Includes packages from Errata Alerts as • well as newer packages that are not from Errata Alerts. For example, if a system is subscribed to the Red Hat Linux 7.1 i386 channel that contains version 2.5.4 of a package because that is the version that shipped with Red Hat Linux 7.1, but the system has version 2.5.2 of the package installed, the newer version of the package will be in the list of updated packages for the system.

  • Page 61: System Group List

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website Clicking on the name of a system in the Summary View or clicking on the see details for this system link in the Detailed View displays the System Details page for the system. Refer to Section 6.4.4 for details.

  • Page 62: Errata

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website Packages — Manage the packages on the system. • Overview — To compare the system’s package list with the packages list of another RHN En- • terprise system, select the another system from the pulldown list under Package Profile Com- parison, and click Compare to System.

  • Page 63: Applicable Errata

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website To add Errata to your selection list, check the Select box beside the Errata, and click Update Selection List. 6.5.2. Applicable Errata The Applicable Errata page displays a customized list of Errata Alerts that apply to your registered systems.

  • Page 64: Errata Details

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website Important If you choose to apply Errata Updates automatically, the packages will be installed via the RHN Daemon. You must have the RHN Daemon enabled on your systems. Refer to Chapter 7 for more details.

  • Page 65: Download Iso Images

    To download an ISO image, click on the name of the corresponding CD-ROM image. For instructions on burning the ISO image to a CD-R or CD-RW, refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide available at http://www.redhat.com/docs/. 6.7.3. Channel Details If you click on the name of a channel, the Channel Details page will appear.

  • Page 66: Channel Subscribe And Unsubscribe

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website Name — The name of the system as configured when registering the system. The default name • is the hostname of the system. Clicking on the name of a system takes you to the System Details page for the system.

  • Page 67: Package Install

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.7.6. Package Install Only packages included in a system’s subscribed channels can be installed or updated on that system. Important If you use automatic package installation, the packages will be installed via the RHN Daemon. You must have the RHN Daemon enabled on your systems.
  • Page 68 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 5. Click the Download Selected Packages button. 6. Confirm the action. Second method: 1. Select Channels and Packages => Channel List from the left navigation bar. 2. Click on the name of the channel that contains the package(s) that you want to download. 3.

  • Page 69: Scheduled Actions

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.8. Scheduled Actions An action is a scheduled RHN task that is to be performed on one or more client systems. For example, an action can be scheduled to apply all Errata Updates to a system. Each tabbed page on the Scheduled Actions page represents a type of action.

  • Page 70: User List

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.9.1. User List Each row in the User List represents a user within your organization. There are several columns of information for each user: 1. User — Full name of the user. If you click on the name of the user, the user detail page for the user is displayed.

  • Page 71: System Group List

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.10. System Groups The System Groups category allows all RHN Enterprise users to view the System Group List. Only members of the Organization Administrator group may perform the following additional tasks: 1. Create and populate new system groups. (Refer to Section 6.10.2.) 2.

  • Page 72: System Group Addition And Removal

    Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website added to a system group. Click Update Selection List to add them to the System Set Manager list. 2. From the System Set Manager, click the work with system set link. 3. Click the Groups tab. 4.
  • Page 73 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 6.11. System Set Manager The System Set Manager interface allows you to perform the following actions on a system set (the current set of selected systems): 1. Apply Errata Updates 2. Upgrade packages to the most recent versions available 3.
  • Page 74 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website 2. Under the Select column, Unselect the systems you do not have selected. 3. Click Update Selection List.

  • Page 75: Red Hat Network Daemon

    Chapter 7. Red Hat Network Daemon The Red Hat Network Daemon periodically connects to the Red Hat Network to check for updates and notifications. The default interval time is two hours (120 minutes). This can be configured in file by specifying the time interval in minutes. If you modify /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd the configuration file, you must (as root) restart the daemon with the command service rhnsd...
  • Page 76 Chapter 7. Red Hat Network Daemon...

  • Page 77: Using Red Hat Network With Red Hat Linux 6.2

    5. After they are installed, run the Red Hat Network Registration Client ( ) to rhn_register register your system. See Chapter 2 for details. 6. Login to your account at http://rhn.redhat.com to configure your preferences and to configure which systems you want to entitle.
  • Page 78 Chapter 8. Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6.2...

  • Page 79: Glossary

    An Errata Alert that pertains to a bug fix. Bugzilla Bugzilla is an online application (http://www.redhat.com/bugzilla) that allows users to commu- nicate directly with the developers. From Bugzilla, users can submit bug reports and feature requests for Red Hat Linux and related open source packages.
  • Page 80 Glossary Channel A channel is a list of Red Hat Linux packages. Channels are used to choose packages to be installed from client systems. Every client system must be subscribed to one Base Channel and can be subscribed to one or more Child Channel . Child Channel A child channel is a Channel associated with a Base Channel but contains extra packages.
  • Page 81 Red Hat Linux. The information includes the topics of the Errata, Bugzilla bug IDs, relevant releases/architectures, solutions including required RPMs, and MD5 checksums for ver- ification. Errata are also available at http://www.redhat.com/errata/. Each RHN Errata Alert is based on the Red Hat Linux Errata List.
  • Page 82 Glossary Red Hat Network Daemon The RHN client daemon ( ) that periodically polls Red Hat Network for updates and noti- rhnsd fications. Red Hat Network Registration Client The RHN client application ( ) that collects information about the client system, rhn_register creates a System Profile and Digital Certificate , establishes a connection with the Red Hat Network servers, and registers the system with Red Hat Network.
  • Page 83 Glossary Service Level A Red Hat Network subscription service. Different service levels offer different features of RHN. There are two service levels currently available: RHN Basic and RHN Enterprise. Software Manager The name of the first Service Level offering for Red Hat Network. Software Manager is now known as RHN Basic .
  • Page 84 Glossary...

  • Page 85: Index

    Index email address change, 57 changing, 70 entitlement activation key, 58 with activation key, 58 deleting, 59 Entitlement Manager, 57 disabling, 59 Errata, 62 All Errata, 62 editing, 58 Applicable Errata, 63 generating, 58 apply applicable, 61 using, 59 Errata Search, 63 Errata Alerts applying, 63 explanation of, 55...
  • Page 86 username, 19 with a proxy server, 16 package installation with activation key, 58 scheduled, 11 rhnreg_ks, 58 package list Updating on server, 46, 62 rhnsd packages (See Red Hat Network Daemon) details, 66 rhn_register download, 65 (See Registration) downloading, 67 filter, 65 installing, 67 password...
  • Page 87 Applicable Errata, 63 Channel Details, 65 unsubscribe to channel, 66 Channel List, 64 up2date Channels and Packages, 64 (See Red Hat Update Agent) Entitlements, 57 Upgrade Packages, 67, 67 Errata, 62 user account, 19 Errata Search, 63 user details left navigation bar, 54 modifying, 70 logging in, 53 user roles, 70...

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