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2.4.2. Command Line Version

The command line version of this tool performs the same function as the graphical version. It allows you to configure the settings used by the Red Hat Update Agent and store them in the configuration file /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date.
To run the command line version of the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool, use the following command:
up2date --nox --configure
You are presented with a list of options and their current values:
 0. debug No 1. isatty Yes 2. depslist [] 3. networkSetup Yes 4. retrieveOnly No 5. enableRollbacks No 6. pkgSkipList ['kernel*'] 7. storageDir /var/spool/up2date 8. adminAddress ['root@localhost'] 9. noBootLoader No 10. serverURL https://xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com/XMLRPC 11. fileSkipList [] 12. sslCACert /usr/share/rhn/RHNS-CA-CERT 13. noReplaceConfig Yes 14. useNoSSLForPackage No 15. systemIdPath /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid 16. enableProxyAuth No 17. retrieveSource No 18. versionOverride 19. headerFetchCount 10 20. networkRetries 5 21. enableProxy No 22. proxyPassword 23. noSSLServerURL http://xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com/XMLRPC 24. keepAfterInstall No 25. proxyUser 26. removeSkipList ['kernel*'] 27. useGPG Yes 28. gpgKeyRing /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date-keyring.gpg 29. httpProxy 30. headerCacheSize 40 31. forceInstall No Enter number of item to edit <return to exit, q to quit without saving>: 
Enter the number of the item to modify and enter a new value for the option. When you finish changing your configuration, press Enter to save your changes and exit. Press q and then Enter to quit without saving your changes.

Important

Although this is not configurable, users should still make note that the port used by the Red Hat Update Agent is 443 for SSL (HTTPS) and 80 for non-SSL (HTTP). By default, up2date uses SSL only. For this reason, users should ensure that their firewalls allow connections over port 443. To bypass SSL, change the protocol for serverURL from https to http in the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date configuration file.