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with a custom channel so that systems registering with those keys are automaticallyassociated with the custom channel. For more information on using t

• RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool - Use this to import and synchronize standardpackages from Red Hat Network to your RHN Satellite Server with Red

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Building Custom PackagesThere are many things that might go wrong when building software packages. This is especiallytrue when these packages must be

1http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO2http://www.redhat.com/docs/books/max-rpm/3http://www.rpm.org/mailing_list/Pristine SourcesA crucial design goal of RPM i

must be forced to accept them. Signing packages is highly recommended and is covered inSection 2, “Digital Signatures for RHN Packages”.6. If the pack

2.1. Generating a GnuPG KeypairA GnuPG keypair consists of the private and public keys. To generate a keypair type thefollowing command as the root us

TipLike your account passwords, a good passphrase is essential for optimal securityin GnuPG. Mix your passphrase with uppercase and lowercase letters,

Replace the _gpg_name key ID value of B7085C8A with the key ID from your GPG keyring thatyou use to sign packages. This value tells RPM which signatur

Custom Channel and PackageManagementCustom channels allow administrators to use the Red Hat Network infrastructure to deploypackages built and maintai

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In addition to the buttons and pages available to standard RHN Management-level users, RHNSatellite Server and RHN Proxy Server customers also have ac

Channel Administrators automatically have management access to all channels.• Errata — Provides the errata associated with each of your custom channel

When satisfied with the changes, click Clone Errata. Review the impending changes onthe confirmation page and click Update Errata.• Packages — Provide

Management for instructions.To remove packages from the database, in the Software Package Management page, selectan option containing them from the Vi

When packages are initially uploaded, they can be assigned to a custom channel, multiplecustom channels, or no channel at all. Refer to Chapter 6, Upl

exclude certain errata and associated update packages.Select the option you desire using the radio buttons within the Clone field, identify the target

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Custom Errata ManagementCustom errata enables you to issue errata alerts for the packages in your custom channels. Allerrata management activities tak

2. Managed Errata DetailsIf you click on the advisory of a managed errata alert in the Published or Unpublished pages,its Managed Errata Details page

RHN Satellite Server administrators may also create errata by cloning an existing one. Thiscloning preserves package associations and simplifies issui

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changes are made available. To initiate your changes to the cache manually, follow thedirections to commit your changes immediately at the top of the

Uploading and Maintaining CustomPackagesDepending upon which Red Hat Network service is used, there are two different mechanismsfor uploading packages

1.1. Configuring and Using the RHN Package ManagerBefore you can use RHN Package Manager to upload packages into RHN, you need to firstmanually copy t

After uploading the packages, check to see if the local directory is in sync with the RHN Server'simage of the channels:rhn_package_manager -s -c

Option DescriptionManager and just a source package does upload thepackage, but the source package does not appear inthe RHN Web interface until the a

manual page: man rhn_package_manager.2. Uploading Packages to RHN Satellite ServerThe RHN Push application allows you to serve custom packages associa

Option Descriptionthat is, -vv, -vvv, and so forth.-d, --dir DIRECTORY Process packages from this directory.-c, --channel CHANNEL_LABEL Specify the ch

Option DescriptionTheir newness is dependent on their associated binarypackages. Using this option with RHN Push and just asource package does upload

packages.The following command uploads package headers to the RHN Satellite Server and copies thepackages to the RHN Satellite Server package reposito

IndexCchannelsintro, 3Channelscloning, 18deleting, 19custom packages, 7building, 7guidelines, 8signing, 11upload to RHN Proxy Server, 25upload to RHN

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IntroductionThis document discusses issues surrounding the deployment and maintenance of customizedsoftware channels for RHN Proxy Server and RHN Sate

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Introduction to RHN ChannelsA Red Hat Network channel is a collection of software packages. Channels help you segregatepackages by sensible rules: a c