Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK 4.1.0 Reference Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Guide.................................................................................................. i
1. Document Conventions ........................................................................................ i
2. More to Come ......................................................................................................v
2.1. Send in Your Feedback .........................................................................v
1. Red Hat Network Overview ..........................................................................................1
1.1. Update ............................................................................................................... 2
1.2. Management......................................................................................................2
1.3. Provisioning ......................................................................................................3
1.4. Monitoring ........................................................................................................4
1.5. Errata Notifications and Scheduled Package Installations ................................5
1.6. Security, Quality Assurance, and Red Hat Network .........................................5
1.7. Before You Begin..............................................................................................6
2. Red Hat Update Agent...................................................................................................9
2.1. Starting the Red Hat Update Agent ................................................................9
2.2. Registration .....................................................................................................13
2.2.1. Registering a User Account .............................................................14
2.2.2. Activate ............................................................................................17
2.2.3. Channels...........................................................................................20
2.2.4. Packages Flagged to be Skipped ......................................................22
2.2.5. Available Package Updates ..............................................................23
2.2.6. Retrieving Packages .........................................................................25
2.2.7. Installing Packages...........................................................................26
2.3. Command Line Version ..................................................................................28
2.3.1. Installing the Red Hat GPG key.......................................................31
2.3.2. Manual Package Installation ............................................................33
2.3.3. Synchronizing Your System Profile .................................................33
2.3.4. Log File ............................................................................................34
2.4. Configuration ..................................................................................................34
2.4.1. Using the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool.................34
2.4.2. Command Line Version ...................................................................38
2.5. Registering with Activation Keys ...................................................................39
3. Red Hat Network Daemon ..........................................................................................43
3.1. Configuring .....................................................................................................43
3.2. Viewing Status ................................................................................................43
3.3. Disabling .........................................................................................................44
3.4. Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................44
4. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool ..................................................................45
4.1. Configuring the Applet ...................................................................................45
4.2. Notification Icons............................................................................................46
4.3. Viewing Updates .............................................................................................47
4.4. Applying Updates ...........................................................................................48
4.5. Launching the RHN Website ..........................................................................48