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# openssl x509 -dates -noout -in /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt/server.crt

By default, the server certificate has a one-year life while client certificates are good for 10 years. If

you find the certificates are incorrect, you can either wait for the valid start time, if possible, or

create new certificates, preferably with all system times set to GMT.

5.5. Logging and Report ing

What are the different log files?

Virtually every troubleshooting step should start with a look at the associated log file or files.

These provide invaluable information about the activity that has taken place on the device or within

the application that can be used to monitor performance and ensure proper configuration. See

Table 5.1, “Log Files” for the paths to all relevant log files:

There may be numbered log files (such as /var/log/rhn/rhn_satellite_install.log.1,

/var/log/rhn/rhn_satellite_install.log.2, etc.) within the /var/log/rhn/ directory. T hese are rotated

logs, which are log files created with a .<NUMBER> extension when the current

rhn_satellite_install.log file fills up to a size as specified by the logrotate(8)

daemon and the contents written to a rotated log file. For example, the

rhn_satellite_install.log.1 contains the oldest rotated log file, while

rhn_satellite_install.log.4 contains the most recently rotated log.

Table 5.1. Log Files

Component/Task Log File Location

Apache Web server /var/log/httpd/ directory

Red Hat Satellite /var/log/rhn/ directory

Red Hat Satellite Installation

Program

/var/log/rhn/rhn_satellite_install.log

Database installation - Embedded

Database

/var/log/rhn/install_db.log

Database population /var/log/rhn/populate_db.log

Red Hat Satellite

Synchronization Tool

/var/log/rhn/rhn_server_satellite.log

Monitoring infrastructure /var/log/nocpulse/ directory

Monitoring notifications /var/log/notification/ directory

Red Hat Network DB Cont rol -

Embedded Database

/var/log/rhn/rhn_database.log

Red Hat Network T ask Engine

(taskomatic)

/var/log/m essages

yum /var/log/yum .log

XML-RPC transactions /var/log/rhn/rhn_server_xm lrpc.log

How do I use spacewalk-report?

There are instances where administrators may need a concise, formatted summary of their Red

Hat Satellite resources, whether it is to take inventory of their entitlements, subscribed systems, or

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