5.6. Entitling Your System

Now that you have registered your system, it must be entitled before you can receive updated packages. In other words, you must subscribe it to a service level offering. Everyone automatically receives one free Demo entitlement after creating an account by registering a system for RHN or creating a redhat.com account.

To entitle a system, go to http://rhn.redhat.com and log in using the same username and password you just used in the Red Hat Network Registration Client. Click Systems on the top navigation bar and then Systems Entitlements in the left navigation bar. The System Entitlements page displays the number of available entitlements, or subscriptions, at the bottom.

If you have one or more subscriptions left, make a selection from the dropdown menu under the Entitlement column beside the name of the system you just registered. Only increases in entitlement levels are allowed. Systems cannot be re-entitled to a lower entitlement level. For instance, a system entitled to the Update service level can be promoted to the Management level, but this action cannot be reversed. Then click the Update Entitlements button at the bottom of the page.

	Warning
	Changing a system's entitlement is an irreversible action. You may be unable to change the entitlement levels of some systems. For more information, refer to the RHN entitlement policy linked from the System Entitlements page.

The number of entitlements remaining decreases, and your system becomes ready to use the Red Hat Update Agent and RHN website. Refer to Chapter 2 Red Hat Update Agent and Chapter 6 Red Hat Network Website for details on how to use them. If you do not have any entitlements left, click the Buy them now link at the top of the System Entitlements page to purchase additional subscriptions.