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Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages6Keeping sources pristine may seem important only to developers, but it results in higher qualitysoftware for end u

Digital Signatures for RHN Packages712. Use the RPM dependency feature to make sure the program runs after it is installed.ImportantDo not create an R

Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages8The next option asks you to specify how long you want your key to be valid. If you do choose anexpiration date, re

Signing packages9This public key is quite important. It's the key that must be deployed to all client systems that receivecustom software through

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Chapter 4.11Custom Channel and PackageManagementCustom channels allow administrators to use the Red Hat Network infrastructure to deploy packagesbuilt

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management12WarningIf you use both RHN Proxy Server and RHN Satellite Server, manage custom channels andpackages

Manage Software Channel Details13• Add — Enables the addition of errata to the channel. All of the errata potentially applicable to thechannel are lis

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management14ImportantThis list differs from the package list available through the standard Software ChannelDeta

Assigning Packages to Software Channels15NoteEnsure that you do not create child channels available to client systems that contain packagesthat are no

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Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management16confirmation page appears with the packages listed. Click Confirm to associate the packages with the

Deleting Software Channels17that channel on a Proxy connected to a Satellite, you must delete the channel on the RHN ProxyServer.

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Chapter 5.19Custom Errata ManagementCustom errata enables you to issue errata alerts for the packages in your custom channels. All erratamanagement ac

Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management20• Channels — Shows the channels associated with the selected errata. To change theseassociations, select or desel

Cloning Errata212. To associate packages with the erratum being edited, select the channel from the View dropdownmenu that contains the packages you w

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Chapter 6.23Uploading and Maintaining CustomPackagesDepending upon which Red Hat Network service is used, there are two different mechanisms forupload

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages24TipCreate at least one private channel to receive custom packages prior to upload into Red HatNe

Configuring and Using the RHN Package Manager25rhn_package_manager -l -c name_of_private_channelThe -l option lists the package name, version number,

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Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages26Option Description--dontcopy In the post-upload step, do not copy the packages to theirfinal loc

Configuring the RHN Push Application27Table 6.2. rhnpush optionsOption Description-v --verbose Increase verbosity, option can be used multiple times,

Chapter 6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages28Option DescriptionContrast this with --source. Using --source --newesttogether does update the s

Using the RHN Push application29the Package Management page. Refer to Section 4.6, “Assigning Packages to Software Channels”for instructions on reassi

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33IndexCchannelsintro, 3Channelscloning, 16deleting, 16custom packages, 5building, 5guidelines, 6signing, 9upload to RHN Proxy Server, 23upload to RHN

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Chapter 1.1IntroductionThis document discusses issues surrounding the deployment and maintenance of customizedsoftware channels for RHN Proxy Server a

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Chapter 2.3Introduction to RHN ChannelsA Red Hat Network channel is a collection of software packages. Channels help you segregatepackages by sensible

Chapter 2. Introduction to RHN Channels42.3. Channel AvailabilityThere are many channels in Red Hat Network. Some are available to all users, some are

Chapter 3.5Building Custom PackagesThere are many things that might go wrong when building software packages. This is especiallytrue when these packag