Chapter 8. Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6.2

Red Hat Linux 6.2 shipped with a program named Red Hat Update Agent (up2date). However, this version of the Red Hat Update Agent can not be used to connect to Red Hat Network to receive package updates. You need a new version of the Red Hat Update Agent and the Red Hat Network Registration Client to use Red Hat Network on a Red Hat Linux 6.2 system.

To download and install these programs, use the following steps:

1. In a shell prompt, log in as root and execute the command mkdir rhnpackages to create a new directory in which to download the packages.

2. In the same shell prompt, execute the command cd rhnpackages to change to the new directory.

3. Go to http://rhn.redhat.com/help/rh62.pxt and download the necessary packages.

4. Go back to the shell prompt in the rhnpackages directory (you must still be root) and execute the command rpm -Uvh * to upgrade the existing Red Hat Update Agent to the version that works with Red Hat Network. The Red Hat Network Registration Client will also be installed with this command along with other packages your system needs to run the Red Hat Network programs.

5. After they are installed, run the Red Hat Network Registration Client (rhn_register) to register your system. See Chapter 2 for details.

6. Login to your account at http://rhn.redhat.com to configure your preferences and to configure which systems you want to entitle.