| RHNREG_KS(8) | Red Hat, Inc. | RHNREG_KS(8) |
NAME¶
rhnreg_ks - A program for non interactively registering systems to Spacewalk Server, EuroLinux EuroMan or EuroLinux Network.
SYNOPSIS¶
rhnreg_ks [options]
DESCRIPTION¶
rhnreg_ks is a utility for registering a system with the "Spacewalk Server", "EuroLinux EuroMan" or "EuroLinux Network". 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 Spacewalk Server, EuroLinux EuroMan or EuroLinux Network
- --username
- The username to register the system with under Spacewalk Server, EuroLinux
EuroMan or EuroLinux Network. This can be an existing Spacewalk, EuroLinux
EuroMan or EuroLinux Network 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 "Spacewalk Server", "EuroLinux
EuroMan" or "EuroLinux Network". 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 Spacewalk / EuroLinux EuroMan / EuroLinux Network:
rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar"
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 © 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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
| 2011 February 4 | Linux |