Remote Commands; Enabling Commands - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

9.4.2.3. Updating From the Command Line
Like the website, command line use of the Red Hat Update Agent is affected by the limitations of
UNIX package management. That said, most core functions can still be accomplished through the
up2date command. The most significant difference is the absence of all options regarding source
Table 9.3, "Update Agent Command Line Arguments"
files. Refer to
available for UNIX systems.
The command line version of the Red Hat Update Agent accepts the following arguments on UNIX
systems:
Argument
--version
-h, --help
-v, --verbose
-l, --list
-p, --packages
--hardware
--showall
--show-available
--show-orphans
--show-channels
--installall
--channel=CHANNEL
--get
Table 9.3. Update Agent Command Line Arguments

9.5. Remote Commands

With UNIX support, RHN offers the flexibility of issuing remote commands on client systems through
the Satellite's RHN website. This feature allows you to run virtually any (compatible) application or
script on any system in your domain without ever having to open a terminal.

9.5.1. Enabling Commands

With the flexibility this tool offers comes great risk and the responsibility to mitigate that risk. For all
practical purposes, this feature grants a root BASH prompt to anyone with administrative access to the
system on the website.
This can be controlled, however, through the same config-enable mechanism
used to determine which systems can have their configuration files managed by
Red Hat Network. Refer to
Description
Show program version information.
Show this help message and exit.
Show additional output.
List the latest versions of all packages installed.
Update packages associated with this System Profile.
Update this system's hardware profile on RHN.
List all packages available for download.
List all the packages available that are not currently
installed.
List all the packages currently installed that are not in
channels the system is subscribed to.
Show the channel names along with the package names
where appropriate.
Install all available packages. Use with --channel.
Specify which channels to update from using channel
labels.
Fetch the package specified without resolving
dependencies.
Section 6.4.2.9.3, "System Details
Remote Commands
for the precise list of options
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