NAME¶

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

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¶

rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar"

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

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