Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management
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5.3. Creating and Editing Errata
Follow this procedure to make a custom errata alert.
1. On the top navigation bar click on
Errata
then click
Manage Errata
on the left navi-
gation bar. From the
Errata Management
page, click on
create new erratum
.
2. Enter an intuitive label for the erratum in the
Advisory
field, ideally following a nam-
ing convention adopted by your organization. Note that this label cannot begin with the
letters "RH" (capitalized or not) to prevent confusion between custom errata and those
issued by Red Hat.
3. Then, complete all remaining required fields and click the
Create Errata
button. View
standard Red Hat Errata Alerts for examples of properly completed fields.
RHN Satellite Server administrators may also create errata by cloning an existing one.
This cloning preserves package associations and simplifies issuing errata. Refer to
Section 5.5
Cloning Errata
for instructions.
To edit an existing errata alert’s details, click its advisory in the
Errata Management
page, make your changes in the appropriate fields of the
Details
tab, and click the
Update
Errata
button. Click on the
Channels
tab to alter the errata’s channel association. Click
on the
Packages
tab to view and modify its packages.
To delete errata, select their checkboxes in the
Errata Management
page, click the
Delete
Errata
button, and confirm the action. Note that deleting published errata may take a few
minutes.
Tip
If you want to receive an email when errata alerts are issued for your systems, go to
Your
RHN
=>
Your Preferences
in the RHN Website and select
Receive email notifications
.
This is a useful setting for administrators of subscribed systems in your organization.
5.4. Assigning Packages to Errata
Follow this procedure to assign packages to errata.
1. After selecting an erratum to edit, click on the
Packages
tab then the
Add
subtab.
2. To associate packages with the erratum being edited, select the channel from the
View
dropdown menu that contains the packages you want in and click
View
. Packages al-
ready associated with the erratum being edited are not displayed. Selecting
All man-
aged packages
presents all available packages.
