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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