Configuration; Using The Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

Configuration

log/up2date.1, /var/log/up2date.2, and /var/log/up2date.3. The log files store actions
performed by the Red Hat Update Agent such as when your RPM database is opened, when it
connects to Red Hat Network to retrieve information from your System Profile, which packages are
downloaded, which packages are installed using the Red Hat Update Agent, and which packages are
deleted from your system after installation. If you choose to install and delete packages yourself, it is
not logged in this file. Red Hat Network recommends that you keep a log of actions not performed with
the Red Hat Update Agent.
2.4. Configuration
The Red Hat Update Agent offers various options to configure its settings.
Section 2.4.2,
If you are not running the X Window System or prefer the command line version, skip to
"Command Line Version".

2.4.1. Using the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool

You must be root to run the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool. If started by a user other
than root, the Red Hat Update Agent prompts you for the root password. The Red Hat Update Agent
Configuration Tool can be started by typing the command up2date --config at a shell prompt
(for example, an xterm or a gnome-terminal).
2.4.1.1. General Settings
The General tab allows you to enable an HTTP Proxy Server. If your network connection requires
you to use an HTTP Proxy Server to make HTTP connections, select the Enable HTTP Proxy option
and type your proxy server in the text field with the format http://HOST:PORT. For example, to use
the proxy server squid.mysite.org on port 3128, you would enter squid.mysite.org:3128 in
the text field. Additionally, if your proxy server requires a username and password, select the Use
Authentication option and enter your username and password in the respective text fields.
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