Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 - RELEASE NOTES, Reference Manual

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Chapter 2. Red Hat Update Agent
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Option Description
-p
,
--packages
Update packages associated with this System Profile.
--proxy= proxy URL
Specify an HTTP proxy to use.
--proxyPassword= proxy
password
Specify a password to use with an authenticated HTTP
proxy.
--proxyUser= proxy user ID
Specify a username to use with an authenticated HTTP
proxy.
--register
Register (or re-register) this system with RHN. Refer to
Section 2.2, “Registration”
for detailed instructions.
--serverUrl= server URL
Specify an alternate server from which to retrieve
packages.
--showall
List all packages available for download.
--show-available
List all packages available that are not currently installed.
--show-channels
Show the channel name associated with each package.
--show-orphans
List all packages currently installed that are not in channels
to which the system is subscribed.
--show-package-dialog
Show the package installation dialog in GUI mode.
--solvedeps= dependencies
Find, download, and install the packages necessary to
resolve dependencies.
--src
Download source packages, as well as binary RPMs.
--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.
-u
,
--update
Update system with all relevant packages.
--undo
Reverse the last package set update.
--upgrade-to-release= release
version
Upgrade to the channel specified.
--uuid= uuid
Pass in a Unique User ID generated by the Alert
Notification tool.
-v
,
--verbose
Show additional output while updating.
--version
Show
up2date
version information.
--whatprovides= dependencies
Show the packages that resolve the comma-separated list
of dependencies.
Table 2.2. Update Agent Command Line Arguments
Note
The
--solvedeps
and
--whatprovides
options can be used to solve the
dependencies for an RPM regardless even if your system does not currently have
access to a channel that contains that package.