Installation guide

Note

If a channel name is not specified, the packages are not added to any channel. T he packages

can then be added to a channel using the Red Hat Network web interface. The interface can also

be used to modify existing private channels.

After uploading the packages, you can immediately check the Red Hat Network Web interface to verify

their presence. Click Channels in the top navigation bar, Manage Software Channels in the left

navigation bar, and then the name of the custom channel. Then click the Packages subtab. Each RPM

should be listed.

Also check to see if the local directory is in sync with the Red Hat Network Server's image of the

channels at the command line:

rhn_package_manager -s -c "label_of_private_channel"

The -s option will list all the missing packages (packages uploaded to the Red Hat Network Server not

present in the local directory). You must be an Organization Administrator to use this command. The

script will prompt you for your Red Hat Network username and password.

If you are using the Red Hat Network Package Manager to update local packages, you must go to the

Red Hat Network website to subscribe the system to the private channel.

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