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 enviroment (a
       kickstart style install, for example). All the information can be spec-
       ified on the commandline or stdin.



       --profilename
              Specify the profilename 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 user-
              name.

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

       --orgid
              Specify  an organizational id of the org 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 assocated with the orgig specified with the --orgid
              option. This is an unencrypted password.

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

       --serialnumber
              Specify  a  servial number to associate with the system. This is
              optional, and only useful when combined with an orgid.

       --contactinfo
              Read contact info from standard in. The format is one entry  per
              line,   colon  seperated.  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 fo rhnreg_ks

       --proxy
              Specify a http proxy to use.

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@example.com" --password "foobar"

       The following examples registers a new system to Red Hat Network
       including contact info.


              rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "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 (C) 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)