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available options for rhnsd on Solaris:
Table 2.3. rhnsd Options
Option Description
-f, --foreground Run in foreground
-i, --interval=MINS Connect to Red Hat Network every MINS minutes
-v, --verbose Log all actions to syslog
-h, --help Give this help list
-u, --usage Give this help list
-V, --version Print program version
2.1.4 .2.4 . Updating From the Command Line
Like the website, command line use of the Red Hat Update Agent is affected by the limitations of UNIX
package management. T hat said, most core functions can still be accomplished through the up2date
command. T he most significant difference is the absence of all options regarding source files. See
Table 2.4, “Update Agent Command Line Arguments” for the precise list of options available for UNIX
systems.
The command line version of the Red Hat Update Agent accepts the following arguments on UNIX
systems:
Table 2.4 . Update Agent Command Line Arguments
Argument Description
--version Show program version information.
-h, --help Show this help message and exit.
-v, --verbose Show additional output.
-l, --list List the latest versions of all packages installed.
-p, --packages Update packages associated with this System Profile.
--hardware Update this system's hardware profile on Red Hat Network.
--showall List all packages available for download.
--show-available List all the packages available that are not currently
installed.
--show-orphans List all the packages currently installed that are not in
channels the system is subscribed to.
--show-channels Show the channel names along with the package names
where appropriate.
--installall Install all available packages. Use with --channel.
--channel=CHANNEL Specify which channels to update from using channel labels.
--get Fetch the package specified without resolving
dependencies.
2.1.5. Remote Commands
With UNIX support, Red Hat Network offers the flexibility of issuing remote commands on client systems
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