Issuing Commands - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

Chapter 9. UNIX Support Guide
for details.
In short, you must create a directory and file on the UNIX system that tell RHN it is acceptable to run
remote commands on the machine. The directory must be named script, the file must be named
run, and both must be located in the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/allowed-actions/ directory specific
to your UNIX variant.
For instance, in Solaris, issue this command to create the directory:
mkdir -p /opt/redhat/rhn/solaris/etc/sysconfig/rhn/allowed-actions/
script
To create the requisite file in Solaris, issue this command:
touch /opt/redhat/rhn/solaris/etc/sysconfig/rhn/allowed-actions/script/
run

9.5.2. Issuing Commands

You may schedule a remote command in a variety of ways: on an individual system, on multiple
systems at once, and to accompany a package action.
To run a remote command on an individual system by itself, open the System Details page and click
the Remote Command subtab. (Note that this subtab only appears if the system has a Provisioning
entitlement.) On this page, establish the settings for the command. You may identify a specific user,
group, and timeout period, as well as the script itself. Select a date and time to begin attempting the
command, and click the Schedule Remote Command link.
Similarly, you may issue a remote command on multiple systems at once through the System Set
Manager. Select the systems, go to the System Set Manager, click the Misc tab, and scroll down to
the Remote Command section. From there you may run a remote command on the selected systems
at once.
To run a remote command with a package action, schedule the action through the Packages tab of
the System Details page and click Run Remote Command while confirming the action. Use the radio
buttons at the top to determine whether the command should run before or after the package action,
establish the settings for the command, and click Schedule Package Install/Upgrade.
Note that installing multiple packages that have different remote commands requires scheduling the
installs separately or combining the commands into a single script.
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