rhn_check(8) [redhat man page]

RHN_CHECK(8)							  Red Hat Network						      RHN_CHECK(8)

NAME

       rhn_check - check for queued actions on RHN and execute them

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/rhn_check [-v] [--verbose]

DESCRIPTION

       rhn_check  is  a  client  program that connects to the Red Hat Network backend servers and retrieves information associated with the queued
       actions for this particular system. This script reads the digital server ID from /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid and uses that to identify  the
       machine to the Red Hat Network. Upon successfull authentication, rhn_check will start processing the queued actions sequentially.

ACTION TYPES

       The following types of actions are currently processed by rhn_check:

       action type	 description

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       refresh		 This action will refresh the hardware or software profiles of this
			 machine with Red Hat Network. This fucntion is called as
			 refresh(hardware) or refresh(rpmlist)
       new_systemid	 This action is used by the RHn Backend to update the Digital
			 system ID of this machine with a new one.
       update_packages	 This action will trigger rhn_check into running a package
			 update for a list of packages queued from the Red Hat Network.
			 rhn_check will use modules from the up2date client to download
			 the packages, solve dependencies and install the on the system.

FILES

       /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid  The digital server ID for this machine if the system has been registered onto Red Hat Network.  This file does
       not exist otherwise.

       /var/spool/up2date This directory is used by up2date to store package headers and RPM packages downloaded from Red Hat Network

SEE ALSO

       man pages for up2date(8) and rhnsd(8).

AUTHORS

	      Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
	      Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>

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RHN_REGISTER(8) 						   Red Hat, Inc.						   RHN_REGISTER(8)

NAME

       rhn_register - Connect to RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic.

SYNOPSIS

       rhn_register [options]

DESCRIPTION

       rhn_register is a client program that registers your system with Red Hat Network Classic (or a RHN Satellite). After registering, your sys-
       tem can receive software updates, install new software, and remotely manage your system.  It can run both in graphical and text modes.

OPTIONS

       -v, --verbose
	      Increase the debugging output.

       --proxy=PROXY
	      Specify an http proxy to use.

       --proxyUser=PROXYUSER
	      Specify a username to use for an authenticated proxy. This option must be used in conjunction with proxyPassword.

       --proxyPassword=PROXYPASSWORD
	      Specify a password to use for an authenticated proxy. This option must be used in conjunction with proxyUser.

       --nox  Run in text mode.

       --version
	      Show the program's version number and exit.

       -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.

SEE ALSO

       rhn_check(8), rhnreg_ks(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 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						   RHN_REGISTER(8)