Client Configuration Guide for Red Hat Insights
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1. Client Configuration Guide for Red Hat Insights
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2. Setting up RHEL basic authentication for Red Hat Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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3. Configuring Insights client
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4. Insights client data obfuscation
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5. Insights client data redaction
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1. 5.1. Configuring Insights client redaction
2. 5.2. Redaction and remove.conf file use
3. 5.3. Configuring Insights client redaction using remove.conf
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4. 5.4. Redaction and YAML file use
5. 5.5. Configuring Insights client redaction using YAML files
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  1. 5.5.1. Configuring YAML command and file redaction
  2. 5.5.2. Configuring YAML pattern and keyword redaction
6. 5.6. Verifying the Insights client archive
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  1. 5.6.1. Verifying the archive before upload
  2. 5.6.2. Verifying the Insights client archive after upload
6. System Filtering and groups
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1. 6.1. SAP workloads
2. 6.2. Satellite host groups
3. 6.3. Custom system tagging
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4. 6.4. Adding filters to systems
7. Changing the insights-client schedule
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1. 7.1. Disabling the client schedule
2. 7.2. Enabling the Insights client schedule
3. 7.3. Modifying the client schedule
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  1. 7.3.1. Scheduling insights-client with cron
  2. 7.3.2. Scheduling insights-client with systemd settings
8. Changing Red Hat Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux automatic rule updates
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1. 8.1. Disabling automatic rule updates for Red Hat Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2. 8.2. Enabling automatic rule updates for Red Hat Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9. Setting the authentication method
10. Creating a diagnostic log for support
11. Command options for insights-client
12. Options for Insights client remove.conf redaction configuration file
13. Options for the Insights client configuration file
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Client Configuration Guide for Red Hat Insights

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Configuration options and use cases for the Insights client

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This guide is for Insights for RHEL users who want to configure Insights client features on their RHEL systems. The Insights client configuration settings on your system affect the interaction with Insights for RHEL.

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