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• Channels — Shows the channels associated with the selected errata. To change these
associations, select or deselect the appropriate checkboxes and click the Update Channels button.
• Packages — Enables you to manage the packages associated with the selected errata. This tab
contains two subtabs that allow you to view, add, and remove packages: List/Remove and Add.
• List/Remove — Displays all of the packages currently associated with the custom errata and
provides a means to cancel that association. To remove packages from the errata, select their
checkboxes and click Remove Packages on the bottom right-hand corner of the page. A
confirmation page appears listing the packages to be removed. Click Confirm to complete the
action.
• Add — Enables the addition of packages to the errata. To see available packages, select an
option from the View dropdown menu and click View. To add packages to the errata you are
editing, select the appropriate checkboxes and click Add Packages. Refer to Section 5.4,
“Assigning Packages to Errata” for a comprehensive discussion of this process.
5.3. Creating and Editing Errata
Follow this procedure to make a custom errata alert.
1. On the top navigation bar click on Errata then click Manage Errata on the left navigation bar.
From the Errata Management page, click on create new erratum.
2. Enter an intuitive label for the erratum in the Advisory field, ideally following a naming convention
adopted by your organization. Note that this label cannot begin with the letters "RH" (capitalized
or not) to prevent confusion between custom errata and those issued by Red Hat.
3. Then, complete all remaining required fields and click the Create Errata button. View standard
Red Hat Errata Alerts for examples of properly completed fields.
RHN Satellite Server administrators may also create errata by cloning an existing one. This cloning
preserves package associations and simplifies issuing errata. Refer to Section 5.5, “Cloning Errata” for
instructions.
To edit an existing errata alert's details, click its advisory in the Errata Management page, make your
changes in the appropriate fields of the Details tab, and click the Update Errata button. Click on the
Channels tab to alter the errata's channel association. Click on the Packages tab to view and modify
its packages.
To delete errata, select their checkboxes in the Errata Management page, click the Delete Errata
button, and confirm the action. Note that deleting published errata may take a few minutes.
Tip
If you want to receive an email when errata alerts are issued for your systems, go to Your RHN
=> Your Preferences in the RHN Website and select Receive email notifications. This is a
useful setting for administrators of subscribed systems in your organization.
5.4. Assigning Packages to Errata
Follow this procedure to assign packages to errata.
1. After selecting an erratum to edit, click on the Packages tab then the Add subtab.
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