You can also cron the check-in. Also, if the hardware/profile sync is not put in cron, the hostname or IP changes are never updated. #!/bin/bash PATH=/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin # Implemented on the RedHat Linux based systems supported by the five spacewalk environments. ####### #Hardware / profile sync 3rd Sunday of every month # With the # of systems each app server supports, cannot have all the systems running this in < 1 hour (oops). It will degrade the app server. # The load on the app server was 30+. Each app server specs. PROC: 2 Socket, 6 Core, hyper threaded RAM: 32 or 64 G DB: Off host. # minute=1 # hour=0 # date range = 14 - 22 # month all # day of week= Sunday 1 0 14-22 * 0 root [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] && [ `grep "release 4" /etc/redhat-release` ] && perl -le 'sleep rand 14400' && up2date --hardware >& /dev/null 1 0 14-22 * 0 root [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] && [[ `grep "release [567]" /etc/redhat-release` ]] && perl -le 'sleep rand 14400' && rhn-profile-sync >& /dev/null ######## ######## #rhn_check 1 0 * * * root [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] && [[ `grep "release [4567]" /etc/redhat-release` ]] && perl -le 'sleep rand 14400' && rhn_check >& /dev/null @reboot root [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] && [[ `grep "release [4567]" /etc/redhat-release` ]] && perl -le 'sleep rand 14400' && rhn_check >& /dev/null Thanks and good luck From: David Rock <david@graniteweb.com> To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com Date: 02/14/2019 04:26 PM Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Spacewalk 2.8 | Offline Clients Sent by: spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com <hr noshade> <tt>This email originated from outside of the company. Please use discretion if opening attachments or clicking on links. IIRC, the lowest you can set it for is 60 minutes. — David Rock david@graniteweb.com > On Feb 14, 2019, at 07:45, P.Cookson@bham.ac.uk wrote: > > No problem Harald. If you want to continue using rhnsd you can still reduce the check-in time in /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd if you want though (default is 240 mins): > > # cat /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhnsd > INTERVAL=240 > # _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list Spacewalk-list@redhat.com </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a> ** This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any use, review, disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance by others, and any forwarding of this email or its contents, without the express permission of the sender is strictly prohibited by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately, delete the e-mail and destroy all copies. **