SUSE Manager

Client Configuration Guide

Publication Date 21 Feb 2011

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Contents

About This Guide
1. Available Documentation
2. Feedback
3. Documentation Conventions
1. Introduction
2. Red Hat Linux Client Applications
2.1. Deploying the Latest Client RPMs
2.2. Configuring the Client Applicationsrfc
2.3. The Package Updater Applet
2.4. Configuring the Network Alert Notification Tool with SUSE Managerrfc
3. SSL Infrastructure
3.1. A Brief Introduction To SSL
3.2. The SUSE Manager SSL Maintenance Toolrfc
3.3. Deploying the CA SSL Public Certificate to Clientsrfc
3.4. Configuring Client Systemsrfc
4. Importing Custom GPG Keys
5. Using Bootstrap
5.1. Preparationrfc
5.2. Generation
5.3. Script Use
5.4. Bootstrap Optionsrfc
6. Manually Scripting the Configuration
7. Implementing Autoinstall
A. Sample Bootstrap Script

List of Figures

2.1. Red Hat Update Agent GUI Configuration
2.2. Package Updater Applet

List of Tables

3.1. SSL Certificate Authority (CA) Options (mgr-ssl-tool --gen-ca --help)
3.2. SSL Web Server Options ( mgr-ssl-tool --gen-server --help)
5.1. Bootstrap Options