Re: Configuring repositories for Yum on RHEL 6

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Author: Tim Noeding
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Configuring repositories for Yum on RHEL 6
Hey Keith,

Try the following command:

# rhn_register

That will bring up a registration menu which requires your login and
password to RHN.

Good luck!

- Tim
On Dec 16, 2010 11:35 AM, "keith smith" <> wrote:
>
> This is an authentic RHEL release, version 6. I'm not sure how to connect

to their repository. We normally run CentOS so this is my first experience
with running licensed RH.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> ------------------------
>
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On Wed, 12/15/10, R P Herrold <> wrote:
>
> From: R P Herrold <>
> Subject: Configuring repositories for Yum on RHEL 6
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <>
> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 5:08 PM
>
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, keith smith wrote:
>
>> I've been trying to find a list of "official" RHEL yum repository and all

I find are beta repositories.
>>
>> Do I want to use yum or RPM?
>
> Either can do remote archive retrievals -- but Red Hat does not release

the post-Beta binaries of its enterprise product to the general internet,
choosing to provide access only through their RHN (Red Hat Network) which
uses strong authentication methods keyed to each individually licensed
install
>
> CentOS 6 will be along, soon enough ; Scientific Linux has a candidate out

there as well
>
> -- Russ herrold
>     herrold at centos dot org
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