NAME

       rhnreg_ks  -  A  program  for  non  interactively registering systems to RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network
       Classic.

SYNOPSIS

       rhnreg_ks [options]

DESCRIPTION

       rhnreg_ks is a utility for registering a system with the RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic. It  is
       designed  to  be  used in a non-interactive environment (a kickstart style install, for example). All the
       information can be specified on the command line or stdin.

OPTIONS

       --profilename
              Specify the profile name that should be used as an identifier for the system in RHN Satellite, Red
              Hat Network Classic

       --username
              The username to register the system with under RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic. This  can
              be an existing RHN Satellite or Red Hat Network Classic username, or a new username.

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

       --activationkey
              Specify/use a serial number to associate with the system. This is optional,  but  activation  keys
              can  really  simplify the registration process. Learn more about activation keys in the online RHN
              documentation.

       --contactinfo
              This option has been deprecated. Please login to the server web user  interface  and  update  your
              contactinfo.

       --nohardware
              Do not probe or upload any hardware information.

       --nopackages
              Do not profile or upload any package information.

       --novirtinfo
              Do not profile or upload any virtualization information.

       --norhnsd
              Do not start rhnsd after completion.

       --force
              Register the system even if it has already been registered.

       --version
              Show the version of rhnreg_ks.

       --proxy
              Specify a HTTP proxy to use.

       --proxyUser
              Specify a username to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy.

       --proxyPassword
              Specify a password to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy.

       --sslCACert
              Specify a path to a SSL CA certificate to use.

       --serverUrl
              Specify a URL to as the server.

       -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 RHN 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.

EXAMPLES

       Register a new system to Red Hat Network Classic:

              rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar"

       Register a new system to Red Hat Network Classic with contact info:

              rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --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

       rhn_check(8), rhn_register(8), rhnsd(8), rhn-profile-sync(8), rhnplugin(8), up2date(5).

AUTHORS

       See the AUTHORS file included with this software.

       This manual page was written by Adrian Likins <alikins@redhat.com> and James Bowes <jbowes@redhat.com>

BUGS

       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1999-2011 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.

Linux                                            2011 February 4                                    RHNREG_KS(8)