Red Hat NETWORK WORKGROUP, User Reference Manual

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Chapter 5. Red Hat Network Workgroup
Red Hat Network Workgroup also refers to the RHN Web interface. You can use Red Hat
Network Workgroup to manage multiple Red Hat Linux systems simultaneously, including
viewing Errata Alerts, applying Errata Updates, and installing packages.
Before you can use Red Hat Network, you must register each system that you want to ben-
efit from its services. The only information required is a unique user name and password
combination and a valid email address. Refer to Chapter 2 for more information.
Your system must be subscribed to Red Hat Network Workgroup to fully utilize the Work-
group interface. If a system is not subscribed (entitled), it will appear in the list of systems
but will not be available for RPM Updates through Workgroup.
5.1. Logging into Workgroup
In a Web browser, go to http://rhn.redhat.com. The page shown in Figure 5-1 will be dis-
played.
If you have not registered a system yet or do not have a redhat.com account, create a new
account by clicking Create Account under the Your RHN category on the left navigation bar.
After creating a new user account, you must register your system before using Workgroup.
Refer to Chapter 2 for step-by-step instructions.
After registering your system with Red Hat Network through the
Red Hat Network Regis-
tration Client , use the same user name and password combination to log into Workgroup.
Type them in the provided text entry boxes, and click the Login button.
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