Using Kernel Parameters To Access An Smt Server - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual

There are several ways to provide this information and to configure the client machine
to use SMT. The first way is to provide the needed information via kernel parameters
at boot time. The second way is to configure clients using an AutoYaST profile. There
is also a script distributed with Subscription Management Tool,
clientSetup4SMT.sh, which can be run on a client to make it register against a
specified SMT server. These methods are described in the following sections:
13.1 Using Kernel Parameters to
Any client can be configured to use SMT by providing the following kernel parameters
during machine boot: regurl and regcert. The first parameter is mandatory, the
latter is optional.
regurl
URL of the SMT server. The URL needs to be in the following format:
https://FQDN/center/regsvc/ with FQDN being the fully qualified
hostname of the SMT server. It must be identical to the FQDN of the server certifi-
cate used on the SMT server. Example:
regurl=https://smt.example.com/center/regsvc/
regcert
Location of the SMT server's CA certificate. Specify one of the following locations:
URL
Floppy
Local Path
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Remote location (http, https or ftp) from which the certificate can be download-
ed. Example:
regcert=http://smt.example.com/smt.crt
Specifies a location on a floppy. The floppy has to be inserted at boot time—you
will not be prompted to insert it if it is missing. The value has to start with the
string floppy, followed by the path to the certificate. Example:
regcert=floppy/smt/smt-ca.crt
Absolute path to the certificate on the local machine. Example: