Red Hat NETWORK WORKGROUP, User Reference Manual

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Glossary
A
Action
A task that is scheduled by a system administrator using Red Hat Network to be per-
formed on one or more client systems. For example, an action can be scheduled to up-
date the kernel packages on all the systems within a selected group.
B
Base Channel
A base channel is a type of Channel that consists of a list of packages based on a specific
architecture and Red Hat Linux release. For example, all the packages in Red Hat Linux
7.2 for the x86 architecture make a base channel.
Basic
One of the RHN service level offerings. Basic was formerly called Software Manager.
Basic offers the same services as the Software Manager subscription did, plus more new
features.
Bug Fix Alert
An Errata Alert that pertains to a bug fix.
Bugzilla
Bugzilla is an online application (http://www.redhat.com/bugzilla) that allows users
to communicate directly with the developers. From Bugzilla, users can submit bug re-
ports and feature requests for Red Hat Linux and related open source packages.
C
Channel
A channel is a list of Red Hat Linux packages. Channels are used to choose packages
to be installed from client systems. Every client system must be subscribed to one Base
Channel and can be subscribed to one or more Child Channel .
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