4.4.4. Switch Satellite to Connected Mode

Procedure 4.6. Switch to Connected Mode

1. Edit the Red Hat Network configuration file /etc/rhn/rhn.conf and make the following changes:
2. 1. Edit the server.satellite.rhn_parent line as follows.

      # server.satellite.rhn_parent = satellite.rhn.redhat.com
      

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   2. Change the line disconnected=1 to disconnected=0.

      disconnected=0
      

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3. Validate the configuration changes.

   1. # spacewalk-cfg-get get server disconnected
      

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      The expected output is 0, confirming that disconnected mode is not enabled.

   2. # spacewalk-cfg-get get server.satellite rhn_parent
      

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      The expected output is satellite.rhn.redhat.com.
4. Reactivate the Satellite Server.

   # rhn-satellite-activate -vvv --rhn-cert=Satellite-56.cert
   RHN_PARENT: satellite.rhn.redhat.com
   

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   The rhn-satellite-activate command requires as input the certificate downloaded in Section 4.1.3, “Obtaining an Entitlement Certificate”. In this example, the certificate was saved in file Satellite-56.cert.
   When the Satellite Server is reactivated, you may see the message ERROR: Server not registered? No systemid: /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid. This can be safely ignored because the systemid file is the Red Hat Network system ID and no longer relevant.