Chapter 5. Entitlements

Chapter 5. Entitlements

5.1. Receiving the Certificate
5.2. Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate
5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate
5.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options
5.3.2. Activating the Satellite
5.4. Satellite Entitlement Certificate Expiration

The RHN Satellite Server, like RHN itself, provides all services to customers through the setting of entitlements. For RHN, entitlements are purchased by customers as needed; however, for RHN Satellite Server, entitlements are contractually agreed-upon beforehand, and they are set at installation time. All public channels are automatically available; the private channels that should also be made available through the Satellite are determined by the RHN Entitlement Certificate.

The RHN Entitlement Certificate, which contains the precise set of entitlements attributed to your organization, is provided by your Red Hat representative. Red Hat reserves the right to compare the contents of that RHN Entitlement Certificate with the database's entitlement settings at any time to ensure compliance with the terms of the customer's contract with Red Hat.

The steps referenced in this section are typically carried out by the RHN Satellite Server Installation Program itself and do not need to be repeated during initial installation. Instead, they are listed here for use by customers who have received a new RHN Entitlement Certificate, such as one reflecting an increase in the number of entitlements.