Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client223httpProxy to the name of the proxy server and port number in the format HOST:PORT. Forexample, to use the proxy server squid.mysite.org on port 3128, you would change the value tosquid.mysite.org:3128.If you require a proxy username and password, set enableProxyAuth to Yes to enable username/password authentication for the proxy, and set proxyUser and proxyPassword to the appropriateusername and password for the proxy.To bypass SSL, change the protocol for serverURL from https to http in the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhn_register file.A.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration ClientYou must be root to register a system with RHN. If started by a standard users, the Red Hat NetworkRegistration Client prompts you to enter the root password before proceeding.ImportantIf your username is part of a larger organizational account, be cautious when registeringyour systems. By default, all systems registered with the Red Hat Network RegistrationClient end up in the Ungrouped section of systems visible only to Satellite Administrators.To ensure that you retain management of these systems, Red Hat recommends that yourorganization create an activation key associated with a specific system group and grantyou permissions to that group. You may then register your systems using that activationkey and find those System Profiles within RHN immediately. Refer to Section 4.5,“Registering with Activation Keys” for instructions.To start the Red Hat Network Registration Client, use one of the following methods:1. On the GNOME desktop, go to Applications (the main menu on the panel) => Programs =>System => Red Hat Network2. On the KDE desktop, go to Applications (the main menu on the panel) => System => Red HatNetwork3. Type the command rhn_register at a shell prompt (for example an XTerm or GNOMEterminal)4. If you are not running the X Window System, type the command rhn_register at a shellprompt. Refer to Section A.7, “Text Mode RHN Registration Client” for further details.CautionYou must use Python 1.5.2-24 or later with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support. If not,the information transferred is not encrypted. If you have an earlier version of Python, youwill see the message shown in Figure A.2, “Use Python 1.5.2-24 or later”. To determinethe version of Python on your system, use the command rpm -q python. It is stronglyrecommended that you use Python 1.5.2-24 or later.
