Re: [rhn-users] Is rhnsd *on* by default?

["Les Bell" <lesbell lesbell com au>]

Mihai Ibanescu <misa redhat com> wrote:

>>
Yes, up2date should import rhn_register's configuration.
<<

I bit the bullet and went in to the school the following day. I discovered
that rhnsd was not configured to go through the proxy, but running "up2date
--configure" fixed the problem. So there are definitely *two* steps to
configuring RHN to work through a proxy.

>>
up2date's postinstall scriptlet does a chkconfig --add rhnsd. I _believe_
this also turns the service on, I'll have to double-check thuugh.
<<

No need - I can save you the effort! - rhnsd *is* enabled by default.

Thanks,

Best,

--- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP
[http://www.lesbell.com.au]