What is 'rhnsd' and why is it running on my system?

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rhnsd is the Red Hat Network Daemon. Every other hour, it sends a request to Red Hat Network (RHN) asking for any notifications or updates and works in coordination with Red Hat Network to schedule automated tasks. It sends information to Red Hat Network only requested by you. If you add a new system using the Red Hat Network web interface, th...

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