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If you choose the last option and start the application from a shell prompt, you can specify the options
in Table 2-1 to the
Red Hat Update Agent
. To view these options, type the command
up2date
--help
.
For example, use the following command to specify the directory in which to download the updated
packages (temporarily overriding your saved configuration):
up2date --tmpdir=/tmp/up2date
Argument
Description
--configure
Configure
Red Hat Update Agent
options. Refer to Section 2.4
Configuration
for detailed instructions.
-d
,
--download
Download packages only; do not install them. This argument
temporarily overrides the configuration option
Do not install
packages after retrieval.
Use this option if you prefer to install
the packages manually.
-f
,
--force
Force package installation. This option temporarily overrides the
file, package, and configuration skip lists.
-i
,
--install
Install packages after they are downloaded. This argument
temporarily overrides the configuration option
Do not install
packages after retrieval.
-k
,
--packagedir
Specify a colon separated path of directories to look for packages
before trying to download them.
--nosig
Do not use GPG to check package signatures. This option
temporarily overrides the saved configuration option.
--tmpdir=
directory
Temporarily override the configured package directory. The
default location is
/var/spool/up2date
. This option is useful
if you do not have enough space in the configured location.
--justdb
Only add packages to the database and do not install them.
--dbpath=
dir
Specify an alternate RPM database to use temporarily.
Table 2-1. Graphical Update Agent Options
The first time you run the
Red Hat Update Agent
, two dialog boxes will appear that you will not see
in subsequent startups: Configure Proxy Server and Install GPG Key.
As shown in Figure 2-1, the first dialog box to appear will prompt you for HTTP Proxy Server informa-
tion. This is useful if your network connection requires you to use a proxy server to make HTTP con-
nections. To use this feature, select the
Enable HTTP Proxy
checkbox and type your proxy server in
the text field with the format http://HOST:PORT, such as
http://squid.mysite.org:3128
.
Additionally, if your proxy server requires a username and password, select the
Use Authentication
checkbox and enter your username and password in the respective text fields.
An HTTP Proxy Server is not required by Red Hat Network. If you do not want to use this feature,
click the
OK
button without making any selections. Note that the Red Hat Network Server dropdown
menu at the top of the dialog box is only useful to RHN Proxy and Satellite customers. These cus-
tomers should refer to the RHN Client Configuration Guide for registration steps. Also note this dialox
box is actually the
General
tab of the
Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool
. Refer to Section
2.4
Configuration
for detailed instructions.
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