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Environment considerations
Red Hat Enterprise Linux starting with versions 6.1 and 5.7 introduced a new Red Hat Subscription Management
(RHSM) service, which runs in parallel with Red Hat Network (RHN) Classic.
Users that are new to Red Hat or would like the enhanced subscription information and improved content access
should use RHSM. Those that are using RHN Classic management functions via the web or RHN Satellite 5.4
and earlier or Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and later should choose RHN Classic for now. Customers using older
versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux must continue using RHN Classic. Refer to FAQ for Changes to Red Hat's
Entitlement Platform with RHEL 6.1 and 5.7 and What's the difference between management services provided
by Red Hat Network (RHN) Classic and Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)? for more information on
benefits of RHSM over RHN.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, register the system using RHSM as described in Registering the
system with the Subscription Manager. Then update the system according to instructions in Applying
package updates on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, register the system using RHSM (if RHEL 6.1 or above) as described
in Registering the system with the Subscription Manager, which is the recommended option. It is also
possible to use RHN Classic, as described inRegistering the system to RHN. Then update the system
according to instructions in Applying package updates on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, register the system using RHSM (if RHEL 5.7 or above) as described
in Registering the system with the Subscription Manager, which is the recommended option. It is also
possible to use RHN Classic, as described inRegistering the system to RHN. After registration, update the
system according to instructions in Applying package updates on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and earlier, register to RHN Classic as described in Registering the
system to RHN. Then update the system according to instructions in Applying package updates on Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and earlier.
If your system cannot connect to the Internet directly, our Red Hat Satellite offering may be of interest.
Prerequisites
For a command line interface, use the following command to update the operating system:
# yum update
To find more information about the command line options available for yum, use the following command:
# man yum
For a command line interface, use the following command to update the operating system:
# yum update
To find more information about the command line options available for yum, use the following command:
# man yum
For a command line interface, use the following command to update the operating system:
# yum update
To find more information about the command line options available for yum, use the following command:
# man yum
# up2date
For a command line interface, use up2date-nox. To update non-interactively, use the following command:
# up2date-nox --update
To find more information about the command line options available for up2date, use the following command:
# man up2date
2.
On the Subscriptions -> Classic Management -> Registered Systems page, select which system you want
to update.
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On the actual system you want to apply these updates to, run the following command (or place it in a cron
job):
8. # rhn_check
This will apply the selected errata from step 5 to the system you selected in step 2.