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up2date(5)

NAME

   up2date - Configuration file for Spacewalk client programs.

DESCRIPTION

   Spacewalk   client   programs,  such  as  rhn_check(8),  use  a  common
   configuration file at /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date.

OPTIONS

   enableProxy
          Use a HTTP Proxy. Can be either 0 (False) or 1 (True).

   serverURL
          Remote server URL

   debug  Whether or not debugging is enabled. Can be either 0 (False)  or
          1 (True).

   systemIdPath
          Location of system id file. Expects the path of a file on disk.

   versionOverride
          Override  the automatically determined system version. Expects a
          string or blank (do not override the version).

   httpProxy
          HTTP proxy in host:port format, e.g. squid.redhat.com:3128

   proxyUser
          The username for an authenticated proxy.

   proxyPassword
          The password to use for an authenticated proxy.

   enableProxyAuth
          To use an authenticated proxy or not. Can be either 0 (False) or
          1 (True).

   networkRetries
          Number  of attempts to make at network connections before giving
          up. Expects a positive integer.

   sslCACert
          The CA cert used to verify the ssl server. Expects the path of a
          file on disk.

   noReboot
          Disable the reboot action. Can be either 0 (False) or 1 (True).

   disallowConfChanges
          Config  options  that  can not be overwritten by a config update
          action. Expects a semi-colon separated  list  of  config  option
          names.

   hostedWhitelist
          Override the default list of URLs the RHN Register client treats
          as official RHN  hosted  servers.  This  only  affects  the  RHN
          Register  graphical-  and text-based clients, as it changes some
          of the options that appear. This option is included for  testing
          purposes only.

   retrieveOnly
          If set to 1 (True), package installs done through rhn_check will
          only download the package, the package will not be installed.

FILES

   /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
          The location of this configuration file

SEE ALSO

   rhn_check(8),  rhn_register(8),  rhnreg_ks(8),  rhnsd(8),  rhn-profile-
   sync(8), rhnplugin(8), rhnplugin.conf(5).

AUTHORS

   See the AUTHORS file included with this software.

   This manual page was written by James Bowes <[email protected]>

BUGS

   Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  1999-2010 Red Hat, Inc.

   This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
   NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
   PURPOSE.



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