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Base Channel — The primary channel for the key.
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Child Channels
— Channels to subscribe the system to as applicable.
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Groups — System groups to subscribe the system to after registering it.
Click
Create Key
.
After creating the unique key, it appears in the list of activation keys along with the number of times
it has been used.
To change information about a key, such as the channels or groups, click its description in the key list,
make your modifications, and click the
Update Key
button. To remove a key entirely, click the
delete
key link in the top-right corner of the edit page.
If you do not want a key to be used to activate a system, you can disable it by unselecting the corre-
sponding checkbox under the Enabled column in the key list. The key can be re-enabled by selecting
the checkbox. After making these changes, click the
Update Keys
button on the bottom right-hand
corner of the page.
4.5. Errata
If you click the
Errata
tab on the top navigation bar, the
Errata
category and links appear. The pages
in the Errata category allow you to track and manage Errata Updates.
Tip
If you want to receive an email when Errata Alerts are issued for your system, go to
Your RHN
=>
Your Preferences and select Receive email notifications .
Red Hat releases Errata Alerts in three categories, or types: Security Alerts, Bug Fix Alerts, and
Enhancement Alerts. Each Errata Alert is comprised of a summary of the problem and the solution,
including the RPM packages required to fix the problem.
Icons are used to identify the three types of Errata Alerts:
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— Security Updates available, update strongly recommended
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— Bug Fix Updates available and recommended
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— Enhancement Updates available
4.5.1. Relevant Errata
As shown in Figure 4-5, the
Relevant Errata
page displays a customized list of Errata Alerts that
applies to your registered systems. The list provides a summary of each Errata Alert, including its
type, advisory, synopsis, systems affected, and date updated.