5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate
For disconnected Satellites or customers who prefer to work locally, Red Hat provides a command line tool for managing your RHN Entitlement Certificate and activating the Satellite using that certificate: RHN Satellite Activate (rhn-satellite-activate). This is included with the Satellite installation as part of the rhns-satellite-tools package.
5.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options
The rhn-satellite-activate tool offers a handful of command line options for activating a Satellite using its RHN Entitlement Certificate:
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Option
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Description
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-h, --help
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Display the help screen with a list of options.
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--sanity-only
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Confirm certificate sanity. Does not activate the Satellite locally or remotely.
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--disconnected
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Activates locally but not on remote RHN Servers.
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--rhn-cert=/PATH/TO/CERT
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Uploads new certificate and activates the Satellite based upon the other options passed (if any).
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--systemid=/PATH/TO/SYSTEMID
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For testing only - Provides an alternative system ID by path and file. The system default is used if not specified.
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--no-ssl
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For testing only - Disable SSL.
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Table 5.1. RHN Entitlement Certificate Options
