1RHNREG_KS(8) Red Hat, Inc. RHNREG_KS(8)
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6 rhnreg_ks - A program for non interactively registering systems to
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11 rhnreg_ks [options]
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15 rhnreg_ks is a utility for registering a system with the "Spacewalk
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17 designed to be used in a non-interactive environment (a kickstart
18 style install, for example). All the information can be specified on
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24 Specify the profile name that should be used as an identifier
25 for the system in Spacewalk Server, Red Hat Satellite or Red Hat
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29 The username to register the system with under Spacewalk Server,
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35 Specify an organizational id for this system
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38 The password associated with the username specified with the
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42 Specify/use a serial number to associate with the system. This
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44 tration process. Learn more about activation keys in the online
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48 Subscribe this system to the EUS channel tied to the system's
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52 This option has been deprecated. Please login to the server web
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62 Do not profile or upload any virtualization information.
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68 Register the system even if it has already been registered.
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71 Show the version of rhnreg_ks.
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83 Specify a path to a SSL CA certificate to use.
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97 The digital server ID for this machine if the system has been
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102 The common configuration file used by RHN client programs.
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109 rhnreg_ks --profilename "example_profile_name" --username "someexampleuser" --password "foobar"
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120 This manual page was written by Adrian Likins <alikins@redhat.com> and
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132 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
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