07-06-2009
since we already use Novell's SMT tool for updating SLES servers and we dont have expanded support to use SMT for updating RHEL, we have to go with RHN or up2date. As per my intial understanding from docs, RHN is for V5.x and YUM or up2date is for 1.x,2.x,3.x adn 4.x. is right. if so we have mixed of 4.x and 5.x RHEL servers. since I'm much experienced with RHEL, I'm kinda confusing. any help would be appriciated.
what are the steps we need to take if we want to go with RHN or Up2date or YUM. Thanks
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
rhnreg_ks
RHNREG_KS(8) Red Hat, Inc. RHNREG_KS(8)
NAME
rhnreg_ks - A program for non interactively registering systems to RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic.
SYNOPSIS
rhnreg_ks [options]
DESCRIPTION
rhnreg_ks is a utility for registering a system with the RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic. It is designed to be used in a non-
interactive environment (a kickstart style install, for example). All the information can be specified on the command line or stdin.
OPTIONS
--profilename
Specify the profile name that should be used as an identifier for the system in RHN Satellite, Red Hat Network Classic
--username
The username to register the system with under RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic. This can be an existing RHN Satellite or
Red Hat Network Classic username, or a new username.
--password
The password associated with the username specified with the --username option. This is an unencrypted password.
--activationkey
Specify/use a serial number to associate with the system. This is optional, but activation keys can really simplify the registration
process. Learn more about activation keys in the online RHN documentation.
--contactinfo
This option has been deprecated. Please login to the server web user interface and update your contactinfo.
--nohardware
Do not probe or upload any hardware information.
--nopackages
Do not profile or upload any package information.
--novirtinfo
Do not profile or upload any virtualization information.
--norhnsd
Do not start rhnsd after completion.
--force
Register the system even if it has already been registered.
--version
Show the version of rhnreg_ks.
--proxy
Specify a HTTP proxy to use.
--proxyUser
Specify a username to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy.
--proxyPassword
Specify a password to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy.
--sslCACert
Specify a path to a SSL CA certificate to use.
--serverUrl
Specify a URL to as the server.
-h, --help
Show a help message and exit.
FILES
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
The digital server ID for this machine if the system has been registered onto RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic. This file
does not exist otherwise.
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
The common configuration file used by RHN client programs.
EXAMPLES
Register a new system to Red Hat Network Classic:
rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar"
Register a new system to Red Hat Network Classic with contact info:
rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar" --contactinfo < contactinfo
where the file "contactinfo" contains data in the format:
first_name: Billy
last_name: Bob
company: SomeCompanyName
city: Springfield
fax: 555-5555
phone: 555-5555
SEE ALSO
rhn_check(8), rhn_register(8), rhnsd(8), rhn-profile-sync(8), rhnplugin(8), up2date(5).
AUTHORS
See the AUTHORS file included with this software.
This manual page was written by Adrian Likins <alikins@redhat.com> and James Bowes <jbowes@redhat.com>
BUGS
Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1999-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
Linux 2011 February 4 RHNREG_KS(8)