Red Hat NETWORK 3.6 - CLIENT Configuration Manual

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Chapter 5. Using RHN Bootstrap 21cat bootstrap-EDITED-NAME.sh | ssh root@CLIENT_MACHINE1 /bin/bashA less secure alternative is to use either wget or curl to retrieve and run the script from every clientsystem. Log into each client machine and issue the following command, altering script and hostnameaccordingly:wget -qO- https://test.com/pub/bootstrap/bootstrap-EDITED-NAME.sh | /bin/bashOr with, curl:curl -Sks https://test.com/pub/bootstrap/bootstrap-EDITED-NAME.sh | /bin/bashWhen this script has been run on each client system, all should be configured to use the RHN Server.5.4. RHN Bootstrap OptionsThe RHN Bootstrap offers many command line options for creating client boostrap scripts. Althoughdescriptions of these options can be found within the following table, ensure they are available in theversion of the tool installed on your RHN Server by issuing the command rhn-bootstrap --helpor reviewing its man page.Option Description-h, --help Display the help screen with a list of options specificto generating the bootstrap script.--activation-keys=ACTIVATION_KEYS activation key(s) as defined in the RHN website withmultiple entries separated by a comma and no space--overrides=OVERRIDES Configuration overrides filename. The default isclient-config-overrides.txt.--script=SCRIPT The bootstrap script filename. The default isbootstrap.sh.--hostname=HOSTNAME The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of theserver to which client systems will connect.--ssl-cert=SSL_CERT The path to your organization’s public SSL certificate,either a package or a raw certificate. It will be copiedto the --pub-tree option. A value of "" will force asearch of --pub-tree.--gpg-key=GPG_KEY The path to your organization’s public GPG key, ifused. It will be copied to the location specified by the--pub-tree option.--http-proxy=HTTP_PROXY The HTTP proxy setting for the client systems in theform hostname:port. A value of "" disables thissetting.--http-proxy-username=HTTP_PROXY_USERNAMEIf using an authenticating HTTP proxy, specify ausername. A value of "" disables this setting.--http-proxy-password=HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORDIf using an authenticating HTTP proxy, specify apassword.