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Chapter 5.
Red Hat Network Registration Client
Before you begin using Red Hat Network, you need to create a username, password, and System
Profile. The
Red Hat Network Registration Client
walks you through this process.
Warning
Only systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 need to use this separate
Red Hat Network
Registration Client before starting the Red Hat Update Agent . Systems running Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3 have this registration functionality built into the Red Hat Update Agent . After registering your
system, refer to Chapter 2
Red Hat Update Agent
for instructions on starting the
Red Hat Update
Agent and begin steps listed in Section 2.3 Setup and Use .
5.1. Configuring the Red Hat Network Registration Client
To start the graphical interface for configuring the application to connect through an HTTP proxy
server, type the following command at a shell prompt:
rhn_register --configure
The window shown in Figure 5-1 will appear.
Figure 5-1. Red Hat Network Registration Client Configuration
To start the command line version, use the command:
rhn_register --nox --configure