Thanks all for the prompt responses. I am sure I can get it done from this point. I had looked at up2date before (man up2date & info up2date) but saw nothing about registration. After the 1st reply today, I looked at "up2date --help" and saw the options needed. Al Becker Jesse Keating <hosting@j2solutions.net> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:52:05 -0400 > Alan Becker <rhml@mail-now.com> wrote: > > # (1) rhn_register is GONE!! What is it's replacement?? > # In 7.2 this program is provided by the "rhn_register" > # package. The 8.0 release notes have lists of removed and > # replaced packages and the "rhn_register" package is not > # mentioned at all. > > The registration functionality has been moved into up2date itself. This > was in the release notes. > > # (2) The release notes indicate that something called > # the "RedHat Setup Agent" is supposed to launch on > # first boot after installation. I have never seen this > # (I've done 2 installs), but then I always use the > # option to boot into text-mode. Is it a GUI thing? > # How would one launch this from command line? > > Yes, it's a gui thing. It's ran the first time you init 5, and it's > called "firstboot". > > # I need a command-line means of registering these > # systems with RHN. Any suggestions would be welcome. > # Al Becker > > Use the 'up2date' tool. > > -- > Jesse Keating > j2Solutions.net > Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org) > > Was I helpful? Let others know: > http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
