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Section 3.2:General Settings 29
3 Red Hat Update Agent Configuration
Tool
Before using the
Red Hat Update Agent
, you should configure the settings. This can be done with
the
Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool
.
If you are not running the X Window System or prefer the command line version, skip to Section 3.5,
Command Line Version of
Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool
.
3.1 Configuring the Red Hat Update Agent
You must be root to run the
Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool
. If you start the
Red Hat
Update Agent Configuration Tool as a standard user, you will be prompted to enter the root password
before proceeding. The
Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool
can be started using one of the
following methods:
• On the GNOME desktop, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => Programs => System
=>
Update Agent Configuration
• On the KDE desktop, go to the
Main Menu Button
(on the Panel) =>
Red Hat
=>
Update Agent
Configuration
• Type the command
up2date-config
at a shell prompt (for example, an xterm or a gnome-
terminal)
3.2 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 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 Authenication
option and enter your username and password in the respective text fields.