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Chapter 7. Red Hat Network Registration Client
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 Text Mode RHN Registration Client for further
details.
Caution
You must use Python 1.5.2-24 or later with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support. If not, the infor-
mation you transfer will not be encrypted. If you have an earlier version of Python, you will see the
message shown in Figure 7-2. To determine the version of Python on your system, use the command
. It is strongly recommended you use Python 1.5.2-24 or later.
rpm -q python
Figure 7-2. Use Python 1.5.2-24 or later
If you have already registered your system and try to register it again, the dialog box shown in
Figure 7-3 will appear. If you continue, it will overwrite your existing Digital Certificate file
(
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
longer be able to use your previous System Profile — be sure this is what you want to do before you
choose Yes.
If you overwrite an existing system registration, you can delete the unused profile via the website at
https://rhn.redhat.com.
at a shell prompt (for example an XTerm or GNOME
rhn_register
), and you will create a different System Profile. You will no
at a virtual
rhn_register
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