This section acts as a brief introduction to Red Hat Network (version 2.7.0 of the Red Hat Update Agent
and version 1.5.0 of the RHNRC;). Depending on which version
of Red Hat Linux you have installed, the Red Hat Network Registration Client and the Red Hat Update Agent might be
different than the ones described here. All versions of the Red Hat Network
User Reference Guide are
available at http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals.
Once you use Red Hat Network to update these applications, you can use the latest
version of the manual.
Red Hat Network is an Internet solution
for managing a Red Hat Linux system or a network of Red Hat Linux systems. All security
patches, bug fixes, and software package enhancements can be downloaded
directly from Red Hat Linux using the Red Hat Update Agent, a
standalone application, or through a Web browser, at http://rhn.redhat.com.
The features available to you are determined by your subscription status.
Both the Red Hat Network Web interface, referred to as
Software Manager, and the
Red Hat Update Agent allow you to view all security alerts,
bug fixes, and package enhancements included in the Red Hat errata list. Only
packages relevant to your system are shown, and you can configure
Red Hat Network to send you email notifications of new
and updated packages.
The Red Hat Network Software Manager runs inside an
SSL-enabled Web browser, such as Mozilla,
and does not have software dependencies. It has
more features than Red Hat Update Agent, including the
ability to view all of your systems simultaneously, install packages, and
monitor the status of pending updates.
Red Hat Network provides significant benefits to your
network security and quality assurance. All transactions between you and
Red Hat Network are encrypted, and all RPM packages are
signed with Red Hat Linux's GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) signature to ensure
authenticity. See the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide for more on the GPG.
Before you begin using Red Hat Network, you need to
create a user name, password, and system profile. The Red Hat Network
Registration Client will take you through this process.
You must be logged in as root (or at least know the root password) to
register a system with Red Hat Network. If you start the
Red Hat Network Registration Client as a standard user,
you will be prompted to enter the root password before you can proceed.
To start the Red Hat Network Registration
Client, use one of the following methods:
From the GNOME desktop, go to =>
=> =>
.
From the KDE desktop, go to =>
=> .
At a shell prompt, type rhn_register.
The registration client is very self-explanatory. Follow the instructions on the
screens to register your system with the Red Hat Network.
 | You must use Python 1.5.2-24 or later
with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support. If not, the information
you transfer will not be encrypted. To determine the version of Python on your
system, use the command rpm -q python. It is
strongly recommended you use Python
1.5.2-24 or later.
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