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Chapter 6. Managing Errata
Part of subscription management is tracking updates and new releases of software. Whenever an update is available — from a bug fix to a new release — a notification email can be sent to you. The notifications are only sent for registered systems which have subscriptions for that product attached to them. If there are no systems with attached subscriptions for that product, even if the account does have subscriptions for it, then no notification is sent.
Errata notifications are set as a preference for the user account, not for an individual system. When RHSM checks for potential errata updates, it checks the entire inventory, not specific systems.
An errata notification is sent if any registered system is affected, but the email does not list what systems are actually affected.
To configure errata notifications for a user account:
- From the Overview page, click the account name.
- Click Account Settings.
- Click Errata Notifications.
- Select the types of errata you want to receive. Security errata relate to critical security issues. Bug fixes and enhancement notifications relate to incremental updates to the product.
- Select the notification frequency.
- Click Save.
Figure 6.1. Errata Notification Settings in RHSM
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