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Red Hat Network Basic

User Reference Guide 3.2

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Page 1: ...Red Hat Network Basic User Reference Guide 3 2 Red Hat Inc...

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Page 3: ...were created by Marianne Pecci goddess ipass net They may be redistributed with explicit permission from Marianne Pecci and Red Hat Inc Red Hat Red Hat Network the Red Hat Shadow Man logo RPM Maximum...

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Page 5: ...ool 27 3 1 Configuring the Red Hat Update Agent 27 3 2 General Settings 27 3 3 Retrieval Installation Settings 28 3 4 Package Exceptions Settings 29 3 5 Command Line Version of Red Hat Update Agent Co...

Page 6: ...5 5 5 Package Details 57 5 5 6 Package Install 58 5 5 7 Package Download 59 5 6 Errata 60 5 6 1 All Errata 60 5 6 2 Applicable Errata 60 5 6 3 Errata Search 61 5 6 4 Apply Errata Updates 61 5 6 5 Err...

Page 7: ...style to indicate their inclusion in a specific category The types of words that are represented this way include the following command Linux commands and other operating system commands when used are...

Page 8: ...his style it indicates that the word is the top level of a pull down menu If you click on the word on the GUI screen the rest of the menu should appear For example Under Settings on a GNOME terminal y...

Page 9: ...ll need to type in the text command at the boot prompt Additionally we use several different strategies to draw your attention to certain pieces of information In order of how critical the information...

Page 10: ...data you need to save 2 More to Come The Red Hat Network Basic User Reference Guide is constantly expanding as new Red Hat Network features and service plans are launched 2 1 Send in Your Feedback If...

Page 11: ...egistration Client allows you to register your system with RHN Registration involves creating a unique RHN user name and password probing the hard ware on your system to create a Hardware Profile and...

Page 12: ...ce allows you to manage your network of Red Hat Linux systems manage users and manage system groups through its System Set Manager interface Workgroup is based around the concept of an organization Ea...

Page 13: ...rata list Minimized security vulnerabilities in your network by providing the patches as soon as Red Hat releases them Filtered list of package updates packages not relevant to your network are not in...

Page 14: ...n package rhn_register is not installed Perform this check for every package in Table 1 1 If you prefer not to use the graphical versions you do not have to install the two packages ending in gnome Ta...

Page 15: ...nter to save your changes and exit Press q and then Enter to quit without saving your changes The most common options configured are numbers 2 and 3 to enable a proxy server To enable a proxy server c...

Page 16: ...ckets Layer SSL support If not the infor mation you transfer will not be encrypted If you have an earlier version of Python you will see the message shown in Figure 2 1 To determine the version of Pyt...

Page 17: ...ee Figure 2 3 The information gathered during the Red Hat Network registration process is used to create a System Profile The System Profile is essential if you wish to receive update notifications ab...

Page 18: ...d a valid email address In the screen shown in Figure 2 6 you must choose a user name and password Once logged in to Red Hat Network you can modify your preferences view your existing System Profile o...

Page 19: ...ox shown in Figure 2 5 will appear If you continue it will overwrite your existing systemid file etc sysconfig rhn systemid and you will create a different System Profile You will no longer be able to...

Page 20: ...ue 2 4 Registering a System Profile Now that you have a user account you can create a System Profile that consists of hardware and software information about your Red Hat Linux system The software Sys...

Page 21: ...e 2 7 System Profile Hardware 2 4 2 Software System Profile The software System Profile consists of a list of RPM packages for which you wish to receive notifications The Red Hat Network Registration...

Page 22: ...ystem Profile will omit this information from your System Profile Figure 2 9 RPM Package Information 2 4 2 2 Choosing Which RPM Packages to Exclude from the System Profile By default all RPM packages...

Page 23: ...de from System Profile 2 5 Finishing Registration As seen in Figure 2 11 the last step of registration is to confirm that you want to send your System Profile to the Red Hat Network If you choose Canc...

Page 24: ...cess may take some time depending on your connection speed Figure 2 12 Send System Profile to Red Hat Network You will know your System Profile has been successfully sent when you see the Registration...

Page 25: ...e system that you just registered Then click the Update Entitlements button at the bottom of the page The number of entitlements remaining will decrease and your system is now ready to use the Red Hat...

Page 26: ...26 Chapter 2 Red Hat Network Registration Client Figure 2 14 Text Mode Welcome Screen...

Page 27: ...to the Main Menu Button on the Panel Programs System Update Agent Configuration On the KDE desktop go to the Main Menu Button on the Panel Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Type the command up2date...

Page 28: ...n tab allows you to customize your software package retrieval and package installation preferences Warning You must use Red Hat Update Agent Version 2 5 4 or higher to upgrade your kernel automaticall...

Page 29: ...RPM along with binary package download both the source src rpm and the binary architecture rpm files The following installation options are configurable see Figure 3 2 After installation keep binary p...

Page 30: ...not display any packages beginning with kernel To exclude packages by file name follow the same rules except click the Add button next to the File Names to Skip section Figure 3 3 Package Exceptions...

Page 31: ...oader No 18 systemIdPath etc sysconfig rhn systemid 19 serverURL https beta rhns redhat com XMLRPC 20 pkgSkipList kernel 21 adminAddress root localhost 22 forceInstall No 23 fileSkipList 24 retrieveSo...

Page 32: ...32 Chapter 3 Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool...

Page 33: ...esktop go to the Main Menu Button on the Panel Red Hat Update Agent Type the command up2date at a shell prompt for example an xterm or gnome terminal If you choose the last option and start the applic...

Page 34: ...es to the database and do not install them dbpath Specify a path where an alternate RPM database to use is found The first time you run the Red Hat Update Agent the dialog window in Figure 4 1 will pr...

Page 35: ...a Channel The first step is to select the channel s from which you want the updated packages to be re treived Select one or more channels and click Next Refer to Section 5 5 for more information on c...

Page 36: ...reived This might take some time depending on the speed of your connection and the number of packages you have installed Figure 4 4 Retrieve Update Information While you see this dialog box the Red Ha...

Page 37: ...age description is displayed in the Package Information section at the bottom of the screen To select the package for download and installation if you chose that option click the checkbox You can sele...

Page 38: ...e updates that you did choose The dialog box in Figure 4 8 is shown while it is testing for dependencies This process might take some time depending upon how many packages are are updating Figure 4 8...

Page 39: ...f you chose not to have the packages installed automatically skip to Section 4 7 for further instructions If you chose to have all the packages installed automatically see Chapter 3 the selected packa...

Page 40: ...tion Finished 4 5 Update Agent Finished When the Red Hat Update Agent has finished downloading the desired packages and in stalling them if you chose the install option you will see the screen in Figu...

Page 41: ...o perform actions with little or no interaction For example the following com mand updates your system with no interaction It will download the newer packages and install them if you configured it to...

Page 42: ...Hat Network Use this option if you install RPM packages without using the Red Hat Update Agent whatprovides deps Sends a comma separated list of dependencies to the RHN servers and returns a list of p...

Page 43: ...verify that packages Update Agent downloads are securely signed by Red Hat Your Update Agent options specify that you want to use GPG To install the key run the following as root usr bin gpg import u...

Page 44: ...t2 asc The resulting message tells you that the key was processed To check that the key was added type gpg list keys You will see the Red Hat GPG key as well as your own keys 4 7 Manual Package Instal...

Page 45: ...var log up2date 2 and var log up2date 3 The log files store actions performed by the Red Hat Update Agent such as when your RPM database is opened when it connects to Red Hat Network to retreive info...

Page 46: ...46 Chapter 4 Red Hat Update Agent...

Page 47: ...If a system is not subscribed entitled it will appear in the list of systems but will not be available for RPM Updates through Basic 5 1 Logging into Basic In a Web browser go to http rhn redhat com T...

Page 48: ...its many features Your RHN Displays a quick overview of your account It notifies you if your systems need attention provides a quick link to go directly to them and displays the most recent Errata Ale...

Page 49: ...t have not been completed Completed Actions List of scheduled actions that have been completed Completed actions can be archived at any time Archived Actions List of completed actions that have been s...

Page 50: ...the layout and symbols used through the interface Figure 5 2 Your Red Hat Network The first line of the Alerts section shows how many systems need attention and provides a link to quickly view those...

Page 51: ...hange your preferred email address replace in on the Details page and click Update The Preferences tab allows you to configure two Red Hat Network options Email notifications Determine whether you wan...

Page 52: ...r available 5 3 3 Organization Information The Organization Info page allows Organization Administrators to change the customer password for the corporate account This ID and password combination is u...

Page 53: ...Alerts as well as newer packages that are not from Errata Alerts For example if a system is subscribed to the Red Hat Linux 7 1 i386 channel that contains version 2 5 4 of a pack age because that is t...

Page 54: ...ou will be prompted to confirm the action Figure 5 4 Detailed Systems List Clicking on the name of a system in the Summary View or clicking on the see details for this system link in the Detailed View...

Page 55: ...rata Alerts ap plicable to the system You can select one more Errata to add to your selection list from here Clicking on the Synposis displays the Errata Details page for the Errata Alert Refer to Sec...

Page 56: ...he Red Hat Linux 7 1 for the x86 architecture and that contains extra packages needed only for the organization such as a custom engineering application A system must be subscribed to one base channel...

Page 57: ...e package installed the newer version of the package will be in the list of updated packages for the system Name The name of the system as configured when registering the system The default name is th...

Page 58: ...installed Target Systems List of systems on which the package can be installed Go here to install packages on entitled systems Refer to Section 5 5 6 for instructions 5 5 6 Package Install Only packa...

Page 59: ...ion Second method 1 Select Channels and Packages Channel List from the left navigation bar 2 Click on the name of the channel that contains the package s that you want to down load 3 Select the Packag...

Page 60: ...summary of the problem and the so lution including the RPM packages required to fix the problem The Errata category allows you to view all released Errata Alerts to view only Errata Alerts applicable...

Page 61: ...through the RHN Daemon on the client No user intervention is required except selecting the Errata Alerts and systems to update The system must be entitled You can use one of these methods to apply Er...

Page 62: ...sents a type of action There are three types of actions Pending Actions are actions that have not started or are in progress Completed Actions are actions that have been completed Archived Actions are...

Page 63: ...ormation on how to apply Errata Updates refer to Sec tion 5 6 4 3 Hardware Profile Updates To schedule a hardware profile refresh go to the Sys tem List page under the Systems category click on the Pa...

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Page 65: ...allowed is one hour 60 minutes If you set the interval below one hour it will default to two hours 120 minutes You can view the status of the rhnsd by typing the command service rhnsd status or etc rc...

Page 66: ...66 Chapter 6 Red Hat Network Daemon...

Page 67: ...2 In the same shell prompt execute the command cd rhnpackages to change to the new directory 3 Go to http rhn redhat com help rh62 pxt and download the necessary packages 4 Go back to the shell prompt...

Page 68: ...68 Chapter 7 Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6 2...

Page 69: ...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 pe...

Page 70: ...tions option is selected notifications are sent for every Red Hat Network Errata Alert The email includes the type of Errata Alert summary of the Errata description of the Errata and a list of which s...

Page 71: ...kages Software updates are released in the form of RPM packages that can be installed on a Red Hat Linux system R Registered System A system that is registered with Red Hat Network Also known as a cli...

Page 72: ...thout user intervention If this feature is selected packages are delivered through the Red Hat Network Daemon running on the client system S Security Alert An Errata Alert that pertains to system secu...

Page 73: ...tem Profile is used to determine every Errata Alert relevant to each client system W Workgroup One of the RHN service level offering It has more features than the Basic service level including user ma...

Page 74: ...74 Glossary...

Page 75: ...ist 56 subscribe 57 unsubscribe 57 Channels and Packages 56 Channel List 56 Channel Details 56 child channel 56 conventions document vii D deleting a system 55 Digital Certificate 13 E email address c...

Page 76: ...organization 20 Configuration 15 Email notification 18 Hardware System Profile 20 Password 18 RPM Package List 21 Software System Profile 21 System Profile 18 20 through the Web 47 User name 18 with a...

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