1RHNREG_KS(8)                     Red Hat, Inc.                    RHNREG_KS(8)
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NAME

6       rhnreg_ks  - A program for non interactively registering systems to Red
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SYNOPSIS

11       rhnreg_ks [options]
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DESCRIPTION

15       rhnreg_ks is a utility for registering a system with the Red  Hat  Net‐
16       work.  It  is  designed  to be used in a non-interactive environment (a
17       kickstart style install, for example). All the information can be spec‐
18       ified on the command line or stdin.
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OPTIONS

22       --profilename
23              Specify  the  profile  name that should be used as an identifier
24              for the system in Red Hat Network
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26       --username
27              The username to register the system with under Red Hat  Network.
28              This can be an existing Red Hat Network username, or a new user‐
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31       --password
32              The password associated with the  username  specified  with  the
33              --username option. This is an unencrypted password.
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35       --activationkey
36              Specify/use  a  serial number to associate with the system. This
37              is optional, but activation keys can really simplify the  regis‐
38              tration  process. Learn more about activation keys in the online
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41       --contactinfo
42              This option has been deprecated. Please login to the server  web
43              user interface and update your contactinfo.
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45       --nohardware
46              Do not probe or upload any hardware information.
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48       --nopackages
49              Do not profile or upload any package information.
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52              Do not profile or upload any virtualization information.
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60       --version
61              Show the version of rhnreg_ks.
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63       --proxy
64              Specify a HTTP proxy to use.
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67              Specify a username to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy.
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78       -h, --help
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FILES

83       /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
84              The  digital  server  ID for this machine if the system has been
85              registered onto Red Hat Network.  This file does not exist  oth‐
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89              The common configuration file used by RHN client programs.
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EXAMPLES

93       Register a new system to Red Hat Network:
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95              rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar"
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99              rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar" --contactinfo < contactinfo
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101              where the file "contactinfo" contains data in the format:
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103              first_name: Billy
104              last_name: Bob
105              company: SomeCompanyName
106              city: Springfield
107              fax: 555-5555
108              phone: 555-5555
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SEE ALSO

113       rhn_check(8),  rhn_register(8),  rhnsd(8), rhn-profile-sync(8), rhnplu‐
114       gin(8), up2date(5).
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AUTHORS

118       See the AUTHORS file included with this software.
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120       This manual page was written by Adrian Likins <alikins@redhat.com>  and
121       James Bowes <jbowes@redhat.com>
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BUGS

125       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
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129       Copyright © 1999-2006 Red Hat, Inc.
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132       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
133       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
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