[Spacewalk-list] Configuring Proxy

[Wojtak, Greg]

This confused me as well.  I think the procedure is to install the
spacewalk-clent-repo rpm and associated tools and then register it to
spacewalk with a Provisioning entitlement as you would any normal client.



On 2011-04-15 6:00 AM, "Assaf Flatto" <assaf.flatto at goldmoney.com> wrote:

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>Also to add to my confusion when i try to run the script I am getting an
>error 
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>./configure-proxy.sh
>ERROR: RHN Proxy does not appear to be registered
>
>When looking at the RHN channels i do not see a proxy channel , but other
>wise the server is registered and listed on the RHN.
>
>Thanks
>
>Assaf
>
>
>On 15 Apr 2011, at 10:36, Assaf Flatto wrote:
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>> Hello 
>> 
>> I read the wiki about the proxy and also the RHN pdf about the proxy ,
>>but still have some points that are not clear to me , so I was wondering
>>if anyone can provide me with better clarification :
>> As far as I understand it , when setting a Spacewalk server as a proxy
>>iit will cache the rpm's and errata's and the clients will you LAN to
>>retrieve the updates ,that the server acquired  via it's subscription to
>>channels on the RHN network .
>> 
>> But if the server is RH6 and some of my clients are RH5 , how can i
>>associate the channels for those to the server ?
>> 
>> Also , where do I need to define when setting the proxy the server that
>>that proxy is querying or is done in the background and he is using it's
>>already defined RHN channels ?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Assaf 
>> 
>> * Assaf Flatto <assaf.flatto at goldmoney.com>
>> * 0xE32D7EC6(L)
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