rhnsd - a program for quering the Red Hat Network for
updates and information
SYNOPSIS
rhnsd [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
rhnsd is a daemon process that runs in the background and
periodically polls the Red Hat Network to see if there are
any queued actions available. If any are queued, it runs
them.
rhnsd is typically started from the init scripts in
/etc/init.d/rhnsd when it's time to poll the Red Hat Net
work servers for available updates and actions. The
default interval is every 120 minutes. The minimum
polling interval is 60 minutes.
To check for updates, rhnsd runs an external program
called rhn_check. This is a small application that actu
ally makes the network connection to Red Hat Networks.
The rhnsd daemon does not listen on any network ports, nor
does it ever talk to the network directly. Any network
activity is done via the rhn_check utility.
rhnsd can be configure by editing the /etc/syscon
fig/rhn/rhnsd config file. This is actually the configura
tion file the rhnsd init script /etc/init.d/rhnsd uses.
-i, --interval
Specify the interval that rhnsd should wait between
checking the Red Hat Network. Default is 120 min
utes, the minimum is 60 minutes. This can also be
specified in /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd
-v, --verbose
output more information about what rhnsd is doing.
-f, --foreground
force the rhnds process to run in the foreground
instead of automatically backgrounding itself, as
it does by default.
FILES
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd
Configuration settings for the rhnsd daemons init
script.
/usr/sbin/rhn_check
The external program launched by rhnsd to connect
that have queued up.
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
A certification that authenticates the client
machine to the Red Hat Network. Generated via the
rhn_register utility.
SEE ALSO
The rhnsd daemon is tightly coupled with Red Hat Network.
Visit <http://www.redhat.com/network> for access or to
sign up.
rhn_check(8), up2date(8), up2date-config(8), rhn_regis
ter(8)
AUTHORS
Written by Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com> and
Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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