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2. Activate the Satellite locally by inserting the RHN Entitlement Certificate into the
local database.
3. Activate the Satellite remotely by inserting the RHN Entitlement Certificate into the
central RHN (remote) database. This is typically accomplished during local activa-
tion but may require a second step if you chose the
Here are some examples depicting use of the tool and these options.
To validate an RHN Entitlement Certificate's sanity only:
rhn-satellite-activate --sanity-only --rhn-cert=/path/to/demo.xml
To validate an RHN Entitlement Certificate and populate the local database:
rhn-satellite-activate --disconnected --rhn-cert=/path/to/demo.xml
To validate an RHN Entitlement Certificate and populate both the local and the RHN
database:
rhn-satellite-activate --rhn-cert=/path/to/demo.xml
Once you run this final command, the Satellite is running and able to serve
packages locally and synchronize with the central RHN Servers. Refer to
Chapter 6 Importing and Synchronizing.
Chapter 5. Entitlements
--disconnected
option.