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then make the profile association in the GPG and SSL keys subtab of the Kickstart Details
page.
To develop a new key/certificate, click the create new stored key/cert link in the upper-right
corner of the page. Enter a description, select the type, upload the file, and click the Update
Key button. Note that a unique description is required.
Important
The GPG key you upload to RHN must be in ASCII format. Using a GPG key in
binary format causes anaconda, and therefore the kickstart process, to fail.
4.9.6. Kickstart # Distributions —
Enables you to identify custom installation trees that may be used for kickstarting. (Satellite
users should note that this does not display Red Hat distributions provided to them. They can
be found within the Distribution dropdown menu of the Kickstart Details page.) Before
creating a distribution, you must make an installation tree available, as described in the Kickstart
Installations chapter of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 System Administration Guide. This tree
must be located in a public directory on an HTTP or FTP server.
Important
RHN Satellite Server users should note that channels imported with
satellite-sync
creation of a separate installation tree. These trees are available to client
systems that kickstart through the Satellite. While you may be able to access the
files from a non-kickstarting client, this functionality is not supported and may be
removed at any time in the future.
To create a new distribution, enter an intuitive label (without spaces) in the Distribution Label
field, such as
my-orgs-rhel-as-4
the installation tree. (You can test this by appending "README" to the URL in a Web browser,
pressing Enter, and ensuring that the distribution's readme file appears.)
In the Kickstart RPM field, enter the auto-ks kernel image for the distribution. You can find all of
the available packages by searching packages for "auto-kickstart". Identify the appropriate
package based upon the distribution to be kickstarted. It should look something like,
"auto-kickstart-ks-rhel-i386-as-4". Strip everything preceding the "ks" to derive the boot image.
For instance, in the above example, you would enter "ks-rhel-i386-as-4" in the Kickstart RPM
field.
Select the matching distribution from the Base Channel and Installer Generation dropdown
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are made available automatically and do not require the
. In the External Location field, paste the URL to the base of