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example, if you use
specify the
--no-kickstarts
When exporting an RHN base channel, you must also export the tools channel associated
with that base channel in order to kickstart machines to the distribution in the base channel.
For instance, if you export rhel-i386-as-4 you must also export the rhn-tools-rhel-4-as-
i386 channel in order to kickstart machines to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS. This is
because the tools channels contain the auto-kickstart packages that install packages for
kickstarting a machine through the Satellite.
The RHN Satellite Exporter offers several command line options. To use them, insert the
option and appropriate value after the
Option
-d, --dir=
-cCHANNEL_LABEL
--channel=CHANNEL_LABEL
--list-channels
--list-steps
-p --print-configuration
--print-report
--no-rpms
--no-packages
--no-errata
--no-kickstarts
--debug-level=LEVEL_NUMBER
--email
--no-kickstarts
option when importing the data.
rhn-satellite-exporter
,
Chapter 6. Importing and Synchronizing
with
rhn-satellite-exporter
Description
Place the exported information into this
directory.
Process data for this specific channel
(specified by label) only. NOTE: the
channel's *label* is NOT the same as the
channel's *name*.
List all available channels and exit.
List all of the steps that
rhn-satellite-exporter takes while exporting
data. These can be used as values for
--step.
Print the configuration and exit.
Print a report to the terminal when the
export is complete.
Do not retrieve actual RPMs.
Do not export RPM metadata.
Do not process Errata information.
Do not process kickstart data (provisioning
only).
Override the amount of messaging sent to
log files and generated on the screen set in
/etc/rhn/rhn.conf
Email a report of what was exported and
what errors may have occurred.
you must
command.
, 0-6 (2 is default).