Chapter 18. Completing initial setup
This section contains information about how to complete initial setup on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 system. If you have selected the Server with GUI base environment during installation, the Initial Setup window opens the first time you reboot your system after the installation process is complete. If you have registered and installed RHEL from the CDN, the Subscription Manager option displays a note that all installed products are covered by valid entitlements.
The information displayed in the Initial Setup window might vary depending on what was configured during installation. At a minimum, the Licensing and Subscription Manager options are displayed.
Prerequisites
- You have completed the graphical installation.
- You have an active, non-evaluation Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription.
Procedure
From the Initial Setup window, select Licensing Information.
The License Agreement window opens and displays the licensing terms for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Review the license agreement and select the I accept the license agreement checkbox.
You must accept the license agreement to proceed. Exiting Initial Setup without accepting license agreement causes a system restart. When the restart process is complete, you are prompted to accept the license agreement again.
- Click to apply the settings and return to the Initial Setup window.
Optional: Click , if you did not configure network settings earlier as you cannot register your system immediately.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 starts and you can login, activate access to the network, and register your system. See Subscription manager post installation for more information.
If you have configured network settings, as described in Network hostname, you can register your system immediately, as shown in the following steps.
- From the Initial Setup window, select Subscription Manager.
- The Subscription Manager graphical interface opens and displays the option you are going to register, which is: subscription.rhsm.redhat.com.
- Click .
- Enter your Login and Password details and click .
- Confirm the Subscription details and click . You must receive the following confirmation message: Registration with Red Hat Subscription Management is Done!
- Click . The Initial Setup window opens.
- Click . The login window opens.
- Configure your system. See the Configuring basic system settings document for more information.
Methods to register RHEL
Depending on your requirements, there are five methods to register your system:
- Using the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN) to register your system, attach RHEL subscriptions, and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- During installation using Initial Setup.
- After installation using the command line.
- After installation using the Subscription Manager user interface.
- After installation using Registration Assistant. Registration Assistant is designed to help you choose the most suitable registration option for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment. See https://access.redhat.com/labs/registrationassistant/ for more information.
