Chapter 6. Patching Your Systems

1. On the host, clear any old data to ensure updated data is uploaded correctly.

   # subscription-manager clean

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2. Install the katello-ca-consumer-latest RPM.

   # rpm -Uvh http://satellite.example.com/pub/katello-ca-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm

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   This installs the proper certificates which allow communication between the client and the Satellite Server.

3. Register the host.

   # subscription-manager register --org="Default_Organization" \
   --activationkey=ak-Reg_To_Dev_EL7

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1. Retrieve katello-rhsm-consumer from the Satellite Server:

   [root@atomic_client ~]# wget http://satellite.example.com/pub/katello-rhsm-consumer

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2. Change the mode of katello-rhsm-consumer in order to make it executable:

   [root@atomic_client ~]# chmod +x katello-rhsm-consumer

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3. Run katello-rhsm-consumer:

   [root@atomic_client ~]# ./katello-rhsm-consumer

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4. Register with Red Hat Subscription Manager:

   [root@atomic_client ~]# subscription-manager register

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Applying Errata to Content Hosts Using the Web UI

1. Go to Hosts Content Hosts and click on auth01.example.com.
2. Select the Errata tab to view the list of errata applicable to the content host.
3. From the list, select an errata.
4. Click Apply Selected.
5. A confirmation message appears. Click Apply.

6. Verify that the errata has been applied to the client.

   [root@client ~]# yum list-sec

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1. Go to Hosts All hosts and click the check box next to the host’s name.
2. Click Select Action and select Schedule Remote Job from the drop-down menu.
3. In the Job category drop-down menu, select Katello.
4. In the Job template drop-down menu, select Install Errata-Katello SSH Default.
5. In the errata field, enter the errata ID.
6. Select Execute now and click Submit.