7.2. Logging into the RHN Website

Use a web browser to navigate to http://rhn.redhat.com. RHN displays the login page shown below unless one of two things is true:

If you have recently logged into http://rhn.redhat.com or http://www.redhat.com, you are automatically authenticated and redirected to the Your RHN page.

If you have not registered a system yet or do not have a redhat.com account, create a new account by following the Learn More link, then selecting Create Login on the resulting page. After creating a new user account, you must register a system before using RHN. Refer to Chapter 4, Red Hat Update Agent for step-by-step instructions.

After registering your system with Red Hat Network, go back to http://rhn.redhat.com and complete the username and password fields with the same information established during registration. Once complete, press the Log In button to continue.

If you have not previously accepted the RHN Site Terms and the T7 agreement, you will be asked to do so now before proceeding. To read the content of either agreement, click on its title, which will open a new window. When ready to proceed, select the checkbox indicating your acceptance of the agreements and press the Continue button.

Once you have accepted the agreements and pressed the Continue button, RHN displays the Overview page.