Chapter 25. Activate Your Subscription
Before you can access service and software maintenance information, and the support documentation included in your subscription, you must activate your subscription by registering with Red Hat. Registration includes these simple steps:
The first time you boot your installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you are prompted to register with Red Hat using the Setup Agent. If you follow the prompts during the Setup Agent, you can complete the registration steps and activate your subscription.
If you can not complete registration during the
Setup Agent (which requires network access), you can alternatively complete the Red Hat registration process online at
http://www.redhat.com/register/.
25.1.1. Provide a Red Hat Login
If you do not have an existing Red Hat login, you can create one when prompted during the Setup Agent or online at:
https://www.redhat.com/wapps/ugc/register.html
A Red Hat login enables your access to:
Software updates, errata and maintenance via Red Hat Network
Red Hat technical support resources, documentation, and Knowledgebase
If you have forgotten any part of your Red Hat login, you can reset your password or have your login emailed to you at:
https://www.redhat.com/wapps/sso/lostPassword.html
25.1.2. Provide Your Installation Number
Your installation number is located in the package that came with your order. If your package did not include an installation number, your subscription was activated for you and you can skip this step.
25.1.3. Connect Your System
The Red Hat Network Registration Client helps you connect your system so that you can begin to get updates and perform systems management. There are three ways to connect:
During the Setup Agent — Check the Send hardware information and Send system package list options when prompted.
After the Setup Agent has been completed — From (the main menu on the panel), go to , then select .
After the Setup Agent has been completed — Run rhn_register from the command line as the root user.
25.1.4. Deregistering from Red Hat Network Entitlement Platforms
If you have registered with a Red Hat Network Entitlement platform but selected the wrong platform or otherwise need to delete your registration, choose from the following:
For an RHN Classic registration on the machine, delete the file etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
For an RHN Classic or Satellite registration on the server, locate the system in the Systems tab and delete the profile.
