Chapter 7. Red Hat Network Website124To allow a user to alter the channel, select the checkbox next to the user's name and click the Updatebutton. To allow all users to manage the channel, click the Select All button at the bottom of the listfollowed by the Update button. To remove a user's ability to manage the channel, uncheck the boxnext to their name and click the Update button.7.6.3.1.3. Manage Software Channels Channel Details ErrataThis subtab allows channel managers to list, remove, clone, and add Errata to their custom channel.Custom channels not cloned from a distribution may not add Errata until there are packages in thechannel. Only Errata that match the base architecture of the channel and apply to a package in thatchannel may be added to the channel. Finally, only cloned or custom Errata may be added to customchannels. Errata may be included in a cloned channel if they are selected during channel creation.7.6.3.1.4. Manage Software Channels Channel Details PackagesThis subtab is similar to the Errata subtab. It allows Channel and Organization Administrators to list,remove, compare, and add packages to the custom channel.To list all packages in the channel, click the List / Remove Packages link. Check the box to the leftof any package you wish to remove, then click the Remove Packages button in the lower right of thepage.To add packages, click the Add Packages link. Choose a channel from which to select packages fromthe drop-down menu and click the View button to continue. Check the box to the left of any packageyou wish to add to the channel, then click the Add Packages button in the bottom right of the screen.To compare packages within the current channel with those of another channel, select the otherchannel from the drop-down menu and click the Compare button. All packages present in eitherchannel are compared, and the results displayed on the next screen. This information includes thearchitecture and version of each package.To make the two channels identical, click the Merge Differences button in the lower right. Thefollowing screen allows you to select how conflicts are resolved. Click the Preview Merge button toview the results of the merging without making any changes to the channels. Finally, select thosepackages that you wish to merge and click the Merge Packages button followed by the Confirmbutton to perform the merge.7.6.3.2. Manage Software Channels Manage Software PackagesThis tab allows you to manage custom software packages owned by your organization. You may viewa list of all custom software or view only those packages in a selected custom channel. To select thechannel whose custom packages you wish to view, select the channel from the drop-down menu andclick the View button.7.7. ConfigurationThis tab is the portal to managing your configuration channels and files, whether they are centrallymanaged or limited to a single system. You must be a Configuration Administrator or an SatelliteAdministrator to see the Configuration tab. In addition, you must have at least one Provisioningentitlement, or the tab does not appear.Centrally-managed files are those that are available to multiple systems; changes to a single file ina central configuration channel can affect many systems. In addition, there are local configurationchannels. Each system with a Provisioning entitlement has a local configuration channel (also referred
