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Chapter 4. Red Hat Update Agent
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Enter the number of the item to modify and enter a new value for the option. When you finish changing
your configuration, press
Enter
to save your changes and exit. Press
q
and then
Enter
to quit
without saving your changes.
Important
Although this is not configurable, users should still make note that the port used by the
Red Hat Update Agent
is 443 for SSL (HTTPS) and 80 for non-SSL (HTTP). By default,
up2date
uses SSL only. For this reason, users should ensure that their firewalls allow
connections over port 443. To bypass SSL, change the protocol for serverURL from
https
to
http
in the
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
configuration file.
4.5. Registering with Activation Keys
In addition to the standard
Red Hat Update Agent
interface,
up2date
offers a utility aimed at batch
processing system registrations: activation keys. Each unique key can be used to register Red
Hat Enterprise Linux systems, entitle them to an RHN service level, and subscribe them to specific
channels and system groups, all in one action. This automation bypasses entitlement and registration
via Red Hat Network Registration Client and Red Hat Update Agent.
Alternatively, both the Red Hat Network Registration Client and Red Hat Update Agent offer the
activation keys utility
rhnreg_ks
as part of their packages.
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 7.4.6, “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