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5.2. Uploading Packages
Note
You must be an Organization Administrator to upload packages to private RHN channels.
The script will prompt you for your RHN username and password.
After creating the private channel, upload the package headers for your binary and source
RPMs to the RHN Server and copy the packages to the RHN Proxy Broker Server. To
upload the package headers for the binary RPMs, issue the following command:
rhn_package_manager -c "label_of_private_channel" pkg-list
is the list of packages to be uploaded. Alternatively, use the
pkg-list
the local directory that contains the packages to add to the channel. Ensure that the direc-
tory contains only the packages to be included and no other files. RHN Package Manager
can also read the list of packages from standard input (using
To upload the package headers for the source RPMs:
rhn_package_manager -c "label_of_private_channel" --source pkg-list
If you have more than one channel specified (using
age headers will be linked to all the channels listed.
Note
If a channel name is not specified, the packages are not added to any channel. The
packages can then be added to a channel using the Red Hat Network web interface. The
interface can also be used to modify existing private channels.
After uploading the packages, you can immediately check the RHN Web interface to verify
their presence. Click Channels in the top navigation bar, Manage Software Channels in
the left navigation bar, and then the name of the custom channel. Then click the Packages
subtab. Each RPM should be listed.
You can also check to see if the local directory is in sync with the RHN Server's image of
the channels at the command line:
rhn_package_manager -s -c "label_of_private_channel"
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--stdin
or
), the uploaded pack-
-c
--channel
option to specify
-d
).
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