rhnsd

 

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NAME
       rhnsd  -  a  program  for  quering the Red Hat Network for
       updates and information

SYNOPSIS
       rhnsd [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       rhnsd is a daemon process that runs in the background  and
       periodically polls the Red Hat Network to see if there are
       any queued actions available. If any are queued,  it  runs
       them.

       rhnsd  is  typically  started  from  the  init  scripts in
       /etc/init.d/rhnsd when it's time to poll the Red Hat  Net­
       work  servers  for  available  updates  and  actions.  The
       default  interval  is  every  120  minutes.   The  minimum
       polling interval is 60 minutes.

       To  check  for  updates,  rhnsd  runs  an external program
       called rhn_check. This is a small application  that  actu­
       ally makes the network connection to Red Hat Networks.

       The rhnsd daemon does not listen on any network ports, nor
       does it ever talk to the  network  directly.  Any  network
       activity is done via the rhn_check utility.

       rhnsd   can  be  configure  by  editing  the  /etc/syscon­
       fig/rhn/rhnsd config file. This is actually the configura­
       tion file the rhnsd init script /etc/init.d/rhnsd uses.

       -i, --interval
              Specify the interval that rhnsd should wait between
              checking the Red Hat Network. Default is  120  min­
              utes,  the  minimum is 60 minutes. This can also be
              specified in /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd

       -v, --verbose
              output more information about what rhnsd is  doing.

       -f, --foreground
              force  the  rhnds  process to run in the foreground
              instead of automatically backgrounding  itself,  as
              it does by default.



       FILES

       /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd
              Configuration settings for the rhnsd daemons
              init script.
       /usr/sbin/rhn_check"
              The external program launched  by  rhnsd  to
              connect  to the Red Hat Network and retrieve
              any actions that have queued up.
       /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
              A  certification  that   authenticates   the
              client  machine to the Red Hat Network. Gen­
              erated via the rhn_register utility.

SEE ALSO
       The rhnsd daemon is tightly coupled  with  Red  Hat
       Network.  Visit <http://www.redhat.com/network> for
       access or to sign up.

       rhn_check(8),    up2date(8),     up2date-config(8),
       rhn_register(8)

AUTHORS
       Written by Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com> and
       Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying
       conditions.  There is NO  warranty;  not  even  for
       MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS  FOR A PARTICULAR PUR­
       POSE.



Linux                     Fri Feb 9 2001               UP2DATE(8)

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