rhn_check8

Usage

Overview

rhn_check is a client program that connects to "Spacewalk Server", "Red Hat Satellite" or "Red Hat Network Classic" and receives queued actions for this particular system. After receiving the actions, rhn_check will then process them, and return the results to Spacewalk.

Options

-v, --verbose

Increase the debugging output.

--proxy=PROXY

Specify an http proxy to use.

--proxyUser=PROXYUSER

Specify a username to use for an authenticated proxy. This option must be used in conjunction with proxyPassword.

--proxyPassword=PROXYPASSWORD

Specify a password to use for an authenticated proxy. This option must be used in conjunction with proxyUser.

--version

Show the program's version number and exit.

-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", "Red Hat 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.