Red Hat NETWORK 4.0.5 - Guía de instalación

Red Hat Network 4.0.5Channel Management Guide

6 Chapter 2. Introduction to RHN Channels

Chapter 3.Building Custom PackagesThere are many things that might go wrong when building software packages. This is espe-cially true when these packa

8 Chapter 3. Building Custom Packagesinformation about the package and its contents. RPM queries the headers quickly andeasily.System VerificationAnoth

Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages 93. The RPM package must install without using the --force or --nodeps options. Ifyou cannot install an RPM cleanl

10 Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages3.2. Digital Signatures for RHN PackagesAll packages distributed through RHN should have a digital signature. A

Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages 11be informed of its expiration and supplied with a new public key. It is recommended thatyou select no expiration

12 Chapter 3. Building Custom Packagesgpg --export -a ’Your Name’ > public_key.txtYour public key is written to the file public_key.txt.This public

Chapter 4.Custom Channel and PackageManagementCustom channels allow administrators to use the Red Hat Network infrastructure to deploypackages built a

14 Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management4. Have the user log in to the Red Hat Network website, click the Channels tab on thetop navigation

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management 15an Organization Administrator or a Channel Administrator. Second, the Globally Sub-scribable checkb

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16 Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package ManagementIn addition to the Merge option, previously cloned errata contain values within theOwned Errata col

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management 174.4. Manage Software PackagesIn addition to adding and removing packages within channels, you also

18 Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management4. On the New Channel page, define the details of the channel following the instruc-tions on the pag

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management 194.7. Cloning Software ChannelsRHN Satellite Server Channel Administrators also have the ability to

20 Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package ManagementRemoving a channel via the website automatically deletes all packages associated onlywith that chan

Chapter 5.Custom Errata ManagementCustom errata enables you to issue errata alerts for the packages in your custom channels.All errata management acti

22 Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management5.1.2. Unpublished ErrataThe Unpublished Errata page appears when you click Unpublished below Manage Er-rata in

Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management 235.3. Creating and Editing ErrataFollow this procedure to make a custom errata alert.1. On the top navigation bar

24 Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management3. After clicking View, the package list for the selected option appears. Note that the pageheader still lists t

Chapter 6.Uploading and Maintaining CustomPackagesDepending upon which Red Hat Network service is used, there are two different mecha-nisms for upload

Table of Contents1. Introduction...12

26 Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packagescustom packages cannot be downloaded through the RHN website, although they arelisted. They mus

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages 27figuration file /etc/rhn/rhn.conf or via command line options passed to RHN PackageManager.Parame

28 Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom PackagesOption Description-l, --list List the packages in the specified channel(s).-s, --sync Check if l

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages 29Option Description--test Only print a list of the packages to be pushed.-?, --help Display the

30 Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages6.2.1. Configuring the RHN Push ApplicationWhen RHN Push is installed, a central configuration fil

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages 31Option Description-u , --username USERNAME Include the RHN username of the user that hasadminis

32 Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom PackagesOption Description--newest Push only the packages that are newer than those onthe server. Note

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages 336.2.2. Using the RHN Push applicationNoteIt is recommended that you create at least one private

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IndexCChannelscloning, 19deleting, 19intro, 3custom packages, 7building, 7guidelines, 8signing, 12upload to RHN Proxy Server, 25upload to RHN Satellit

36SSoftwareChannel Management, 14Uupload packages, 25WwebsiteManage Software Channels, 14what arebenefits of RPM, 7

Chapter 1.IntroductionThis document discusses issues surrounding the deployment and maintenance ofcustomized software channels for RHN Proxy Server an

2 Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2.Introduction to RHN ChannelsA Red Hat Network channel is a collection of software packages. Channels help you seg-regate packages by sensibl

4 Chapter 2. Introduction to RHN Channels• Install registration — When a system is initially registered through either the Red HatUpdate Agent or the

Chapter 2. Introduction to RHN Channels 5• RHN Package Manager - Use this to push custom packages into custom channels onyour RHN Proxy Server.• RHN P