rhnreg_ks

RHNREG_KS(8)		 Red Hat Linux System Manual		 RHNREG_KS(8)



NAME
       rhnreg_ks - a program for non interactively registering systems to Red
       Hat Network

SYNOPSIS
       rhnreg_ks [OPTION]... [PACKAGE NAME]...

DESCRIPTION
       rhnreg_ks is a utility for registering a system with the Red Hat	 Net-
       work.  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.



       --profilename
	      Specify  the  profile name that should be used as an identifier
	      for the system in Red Hat Network

       --username
	      The username to register the system with under Red Hat Network.
	      This  can	 be  an	 existing  Red Hat Network username, or a new
	      username.

       --password
	      The password associated with the username	 specified  with  the
	      --username option. This is an unencrypted password.

       --orgid
	      Specify  an  ID  of  the	organization  to register this system
	      under.  This is optional, and only used if registered a  system
	      to an existing Red Hat Network organization.

       --orgpassword
	      The password associated with the organization ID specified with
	      the --orgid option. This is an unencrypted password.

       --email
	      The email address associated with the username  specified	 with
	      the --username option.

       --activationkey
	      Specify/use  a serial number to associate with the system. This
	      is optional, but activation keys can really simplify the regis-
	      tration process. Learn more about activation keys in the online
	      RHN documentation.

       --subscription
	      Specify a subscription number to register the system with.

       --contactinfo
	      Read contact info from standard in. The format is one entry per
	      line,  colon  separated.	Valid  options	are  reg_num,  title,
	      first_name, last_name, company, position,	 address1,  address2,
	      city,  state,  zip,  country,  phone,  fax, contact_email, con-
	      tact_mail, contact_phone,	 contact_fax,  contact_special,	 con-
	      tact_newsletter.

       --nohardware
	      Do not probe or upload any hardware information.

       --nopackages
	      Do not profile or upload any package information.

       --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 proxyl.

       --proxyPassword
	      Specify a password to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy.

       --noSSLServerURL
	      Specify a URL for a non SSL server.

       --useNoSSLForPackages
	      Do not use SSL to download packages.

       --sslCACert
	      Specify a path to a SSL CA certificate to use.

       --serverUrl
	      Specify a URL to as the server.



       FILES

       /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
	      Configuration settings for up2date and rhnreg_ks
       /usr/share/rhn/RHNS-CA-CERT
	      The  SSL certificate authority file used by rhnreg_ks to
	      validate the Red Hat Network SSL servers.

EXAMPLES
       The following registers a new system to Red Hat Network.

	      rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --email "someexampleuser@example.com" --password "foobar"

       The following examples registers a new system to Red  Hat  Net-
       work including contact info.


	      rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --email "someexampleuser@example.com" --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
       Configuration can be done via up2date --configure. rhnreg_ks is
       used  to	 register  a  system  to  Red  Hat   Network.	 Visit
       <http://rhn.redhat.com> for access or to sign up.  You can also
       run up2date to register a system with Red Hat Network.

Authors
       Written by Adrian Likins <alikins@redhat.com>


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1999-2002 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.



4th Berkeley Distribution     Wed 10 April 2002			 RHNREG_KS(8)