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)