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A.2.5. Verifying Config Files

To quickly determine if client configuration files are different than those associated with it via RHN, issue the command:
rhncfg-client verify
The output resembles the following:
 modified /etc/example-config.txt /var/spool/aalib.rpm 
The file example-config.txt is locally modified, while aalib.rpm is not.
The following table lists the options available for rhncfg-client verify:

Table A.3. rhncfg-client verify options

Option Description
-v, --verbose Increase the amount of output detail. Displays differences in the mode, owner, and group permissions for the specified config file.
-h, --help Show help message and exit