For Red Hat Satellite you need to know the following things:<br><br>On the local server (not satellite)<br><br>/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date -> You main client config for red hat satellite<br><br>serverURL[comment]=Remote server URL<br>
serverURL=<a href="https://rhn.redhat.com/XMLRPC">https://rhn.redhat.com/XMLRPC</a> -> If you just want to register to <a href="http://rhn.redhat.com">rhn.redhat.com</a> && set the CERT accordingly<br>serverURL=<a href="https://disconnectedsatellite.your.domain/XMLRPC">https://disconnectedsatellite.your.domain/XMLRPC</a> -> If you want to register to your own hosted Red Hat Satellite serverURL<br>
<br><br>sslCACert[comment]=The CA cert used to verify the ssl server<br>sslCACert=/usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT -> This cert comes from your local satellite server when you generate its ssl key. You have to scp it from your local satellite server over to this server<br>
sslCACert=/usr/share/rhn/RHNS-CA-CERT -> This cert is the one that is on <a href="http://rhn.redhat.com">rhn.redhat.com</a><br><br><br>So, when you run rhn_register, it'll go out to the satellite listed in serverURL above then, check the sslCACert to make sure its the SSL cert for that Satellite.<br>
<br><br>When you configure activation keys to autosubscripe server to a particular custom channel, you use the syntax:<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br><br> <br><br><br><br>Also, fyi I scripted the entire registration process including creation of my ssl cert for my local satellite:<br>
<br><br>(I simplified it to the below for the this thread)<br><br>#!/bin/bash<br><br><br>### Variables -> Need to be updated for rhel 3 servers ( esu1l011) and rhel 4 servers (esu1l298)<br>RHEL3_VER=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`<br>
RHEL3_Point=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $10}' | cut -c 1`<br><br><br>RHEL_VER=$RHEL3_VER$RHEL3_Point<br>ARCH=`uname -a | awk '{ print $12 }'`<br><br>cp /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date.bk<br>
cp /usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT /usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT.bk<br><br>## Remove old <a href="http://rhn.redhat.com">rhn.redhat.com</a> entry if it exists<br>perl -npe 's/RHNS-CA-CERT/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT/g' -i /etc/sysconfig/rhn/*<br>
perl -npe 's/<a href="http://xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com/mysatellite.my.domain/">xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com/mysatellite.my.domain/</a>' -i /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date<br><br>## Insert correct SSL Cert and GPG Key<br><br>cat > /tmp/gpg-key-1 <<'EOF'<br>
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----<br>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br>-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----<br><br>EOF<br># gpg-key1<br>rpm --import /tmp/gpg-key-1<br><br><br><br>cat > /tmp/ssl-key-1 <<'EOF'<br>Certificate:<br>
-----END CERTIFICATE-----<br>EOF<br># ssl-key1<br>cat /tmp/ssl-key-1 > /usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT<br><br><br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 38 -a $ARCH = i686 ]<br>then<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br>
service rhnsd stop<br> chkconfig rhnsd off<br>fi<br><br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 45 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br>
service rhnsd stop<br> chkconfig rhnsd off<br>fi<br><br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 46 -a $ARCH = i686 ]<br>then<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br>
service rhnsd stop<br> chkconfig rhnsd off<br>fi<br><br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 46 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br>
service rhnsd stop<br> chkconfig rhnsd off<br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 48 -a $ARCH = i686 ]<br>then<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> service rhnsd stop<br>
chkconfig rhnsd off<br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 48 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> service rhnsd stop<br>
chkconfig rhnsd off<br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 5.3 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> service yum-updatesd stop<br> chkconfig yum-updatesd off<br> rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br>
<br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 5.4 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> <br> service yum-updatesd stop<br> chkconfig yum-updatesd off<br>
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> <br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 5.4 -a $ARCH = i686 ]<br>then<br> service yum-updatesd stop<br> chkconfig yum-updatesd off<br>
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> <br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 5.6 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> service yum-updatesd stop<br> chkconfig yum-updatesd off<br>
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> <br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 5.6 -a $ARCH = i686 ]<br>then<br> service yum-updatesd stop<br> chkconfig yum-updatesd off<br>
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> <br>fi<br><br>if [ $RHEL_VER = 6 -a $ARCH = x86_64 ]<br>then<br> service yum-updatesd stop<br> chkconfig yum-updatesd off<br>
rhnreg_ks --activationkey=1-xxx --force<br> <br>fi<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Damon Chesser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dchesser@acsi2000.com">dchesser@acsi2000.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Yes, I don’t run the command up2date, but an xml file is there with that label, and that ties in what server/username/password you use to register with.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">At least if I move them out of the way (up2date and systemid), THEN I can register again. This is NOT the command up2date. Systemid seems to set parameters to run with (such as how often you will poll the server).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This is RHEL 5+<u></u><u></u></span></p><div class="im">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Damon Chesser<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="mailto:dchesser@acsi2000.com" target="_blank">dchesser@acsi2000.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="mailto:damon@damtek.com" target="_blank">damon@damtek.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org" target="_blank">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org" target="_blank">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lightner, Jeff<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 25, 2011 12:48 PM<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<b>To:</b> Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ale] RHEL and Satellite<u></u><u></u></div></div></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">You mentioned up2date. Please be aware that RHEL4 and earlier use up2date but RHEL5 and later use yum instead.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org" target="_blank">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org" target="_blank">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Damon Chesser<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 25, 2011 12:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ale] RHEL and Satellite</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Answering my own question:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/reregister-rhel-system-with-red-hat-network/" target="_blank">http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/reregister-rhel-system-with-red-hat-network/</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">e) Login to your system and delete<span> </span><b><span>/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid</span></b><span> </span>file
using rm command, enter:<br>
</span><code><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); border: 1pt solid rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 8pt; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(238, 238, 238);"># rm /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid</span></code><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">f) Now register box with the update agent using<span> </span><b><span>rhn_register</span></b>,
enter:<br>
</span><code><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); border: 1pt solid rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 8pt; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(238, 238, 238);"># rhn_register</span></code><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><br>
rhn_register is a client program that registers your system with Red Hat Network (or a Red Hat Network Satellite). After registering, your system can recieve software updates, install new software, and remotely manage your system. It can run both in graphical
and text modes.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I was not googling correctly. I was looking for “registered with RH Satellite re-register with RHN” and such things but it hit me: “Can’t register with RHN”! Erueka! 2<sup>nd</sup> hit (first was blocked).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Damon Chesser</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">SRP Linux/Red Hat Engineer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Damon Chesser<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 25, 2011 12:18 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a base install. We don’t have a Satellite server ready for production yet. A co-worker wanted to test the registration to the satellite and then they “would force a RHN” registration. That was Friday. Now it is Monday and I can’t
seem to run any commands on the server to allow it to register with the RedHat Network.
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<p class="MsoNormal">rhn_register --nox does not allow me to change the server. A manual I have says to run rhn_register --nox –configure, but of course –-configure is not a real option. I suppose I could move the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date out of the way
and see what happens but I am curious, what is the correct way to change this setting?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Googleing so far turns up hits on how to register, how to drop a client (servers side) but I am not finding anything about the client side.<u></u><u></u></p>
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