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Chapter 2. Red Hat Update Agent
Figure 2-7. Register a User Account
Once satsfied with the information supplied, click
Forward
to continue.
2.2.2. Registering a System Profile
Now that you have a user account, you can create a System Profile that consists of hardware and
software information about your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. The System Profile information is
used by Red Hat Network to determine what software update notifications you receive.
2.2.2.1. Hardware System Profile
After creating a username and password for your Red Hat Network account, the
Red Hat Update
Agent
probes your system for the following information:
•
Red Hat Linux version
•
Hostname
•
IP address
•
CPU model
•
CPU speed
•
Amount of RAM
•
PCI devices
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