OK I will take your advice not that I have blown the system away yet :) another question
when I look at systems on the rhn site and then click on the one system that is registered it has a loopback ip ie 127.0.0.1 is this normal? and if not how do I change it. ps. I thank you for all your help. I have been looking after Linux boxes for almost 8 years and redhat for 4 but this RHN just f*(#s my brain I seem to be going around and around on the web site On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 19:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Mark Bradbury wrote: > > > Ok; that sounds fine. However I thought the would be some > > certificate(file) that I can backup and then install on the upgraded > > system and then run something like up2date -p and then the new system > > would take on the same settings as the old one e.g. groups and stuff. If > > it can't be done I'll do it the way Ed suggests, however it seems to be > > a bit "shitty" that you can't reinstall a machine and use a cert to get > > back to the original state. > > What Philip wrote is correct.... > > You blew away the system....so why go through all the hassle of trying to > preserve the information when you can't be 100% sure your reinstall will > be exactly the same? > > If blowing away the system and reinstalling it is the expedient method to > get you to where you want....then so is deleting the profile on RHN and > just allowing things to take their natural course....and you won't have > any question of "Did I forget this/that/or the other'. > > Use the "kiss" principle. :-) > > Ed > > > > > Thanks for you input > > > > On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 18:54, Philip Wyett wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > What Ed is trying to say I believe is... He first goes to RHN website, > > > logs in and then deletes the system he is about to re-install. Then he > > > can re-install and use the same RHN account and just re-register during > > > firstboot or whenever. > > > > > > This way you are using the same RHN account with same username / pass > > > and not polluting the RHN servers with loads of different accounts. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Philip Wyett > > > > > > On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 09:11, Mark Bradbury wrote: > > > > Yes but we have Redhat advanced server and I was under the impression > > > > that Redhat was cracking down on registrations under the same name > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 18:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Mark Bradbury wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > If I was to blow away a system that's registered with Redhat Network > > > > > > which files should I keep so that RHN will recognise my rebuilt system? > > > > > > > > > > When I do that I blow away the system on RHN and re-register. > > > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > -- > > > > - > > > > Mark Bradbury (RHCE)- Senior System Support Officer (UNIX) > > > > Information Technology & Management Support > > > > Northern Territory University, Darwin, NT, 0909 > > > > Ph 08 8946 6167, Mobile 0417 860 591, Fax 08 8046 6630 > > > > CRICOS Provider No: 00300K > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > http://www.shorewall.net/ for all your firewall needs -- - Mark Bradbury (RHCE)- Senior System Support Officer (UNIX) Information Technology & Management Support Northern Territory University, Darwin, NT, 0909 Ph 08 8946 6167, Mobile 0417 860 591, Fax 08 8046 6630 CRICOS Provider No: 00300K -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
