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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Note
Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 need version 2.9.3-1 or higher of the
rhn_register
package. It is highly recommended that you obtain the latest version
before using activation keys.
Before using an activation key you must first generate one through
the RHN website. Refer to
Section 6.4.6, “Activation Keys —
”
for precise steps.
To use an activation key, run the following command as root from a shell prompt on the system to be
registered:
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=7202f3b7d218cf59b764f9f6e9fa281b
The precise value of the activation key varies.
Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 substitute the
--serialnumber
option for the
--
activationkey
option:
rhnreg_ks --serialnumber=7202f3b7d218cf59b764f9f6e9fa281b
In addition, Provisioning-entitled systems may use multiple activation keys at once, either at the
command line or within kickstart profiles. This allows Administrators to include a variety of values
without creating a special key for the desired results. To do this, specify the keys separated by
commas, like this:
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=7202f3b7d218cf59b764f9f6e9fa281b,\
39f41081f0329c20798876f37cb9p6a3
Note
The trailing backslash (
\
) in this command example is a continuation character; it may
safely be omitted.
Refer to
Section 6.4.6.2, “Using Multiple Activation Keys at Once —
”
to understand how differences in activation keys are handled.
The above command performs all the actions of the
Red Hat Network Registration Client
and
the registration function of the
Red Hat Update Agent
. Do not run either of these applications for
registration after running
rhnreg_ks
.
A System Profile, including software and hardware information, is created for the system and sent
to the RHN Servers along with the unique activation key. The system is registered with RHN under
the account used to generate the key, entitled to an RHN service offering, and subscribed to the
RHN channels and system groups selected during key generation. The system is not subscribed to