Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE SERVER 4.1.0, Installation Manual

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Chapter 4. Installation 31
4.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program
The various options available for the Satellite Installation Program are included below for
easy reference.
Option Usage
--help
Print this help message.
--answer-file=
<
filename
>
Indicates the location of an answer file to be use for
answering questions asked during the installation
process.
--non-interactive
For use only with
--answer-file
. If the
--answer-file
does not provide a required
response, exit instead of prompting the user.
--re-register
Register the system with RHN, even if it is already
registered.
--disconnected
Install the satellite in disconnected mode.
--clear-db
Clear any pre-existing database schema before
installing. This will destroy any data in the Satellite
database and re-create empty Satellite schema.
--skip-system-version-test
Do not test the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
before installing.
--skip-selinux-test
Do not check to make sure SELINUX is disabled.
RHN Satellite is not currently supported on
selinux-enabled systems.
--skip-fqdn-test
Do not verify that the system has a valid hostname.
RHN Satel- lite requires that the hostname be properly
set during instal- lation. Using this option may result
in a Satellite server that is not fully functional.
--skip-db-install
Do not install the embedded database. This option
may be useful if you are re-installing the satellite, and
do not want to clear the database.
--skip-db-diskspace-check
Do not check to make sure there is enough free disk
space to install the embedded database.
--skip-db-population
Do not populate the database schema.
--skip-gpg-key-import
Do not import Red Hat’s GPG key.
--skip-ssl-cert-generation
Do not generate the SSL certificates for the Satellite.