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3.2. Viewing Status

You can view the status of the rhnsd by typing the command
or
/etc/rc.d/init.d/rhnsd status

3.3. Disabling

To disable the daemon, (as root) run the ntsysv utility and uncheck rhnsd. You can also
(as root) execute the command
disables the service the next time the system is started. To stop the service immediately,
use the command
service rhnsd stop

3.4. Troubleshooting

If you see messages indicating that checkins are not taking place, the RHN client on your
system is not successfully reaching Red Hat Network. Make certain:
your client is configured correctly.
•
your system can communicate with RHN via SSL (port 443). You may test this by
•
running the following command from a shell prompt:
telnet xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com 443
the Red Hat Network Daemon is activated and running. You may ensure this by running
•
the following commands:
chkconfig --level 345 rhnsd on
service rhnsd start
If these are correct and your systems still indicate they are not checking in, please contact
our technical support team.
Chapter 3. Red Hat Network Daemon
at a shell prompt.
chkconfig rhnsd off
or
/etc/rc.d/init.d/rhnsd stop
service rhnsd status
. Using these two methods only
.