Yeah, it's possible, sorta. You can register the machine to RHN or a satellite as a Server, even though it is a desktop, but you will have to install server rpms separately if you need them.
Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date Find the line: versionOverride= Change it to: versionOverride=5Server When you re-register, up2date will not try to automatically determine the type of machine and instead will process it as a 5 Server. After it is registered, you should have access to the Server channels and you can do what you need to. YMMV, Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Hewes Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [rhelv5-list] Upgrade/Migration from RHEL 5Client to RHEL 5Server possible? Hi rhelv5-list@ A while back, I had to renew some RHEL subscriptions. I had a few that where using Desktop + Workstation. I paid to upgrade those Desktop subscriptions to Enterprise (Basic Server). So, I have these two machines that are running RHEL 5 Desktop + Workstation. I want to get them to use the now active RHEL Enterprise Basic Server subscriptions. Red Hat support is telling me that this impossible. I have to backup, reload and restore. Which is a big pain in the butt (I think). So my question is; shouldn't I be able to un-register my Desktop machines, remove the 5Client rpms and then install the 5Server rpms, edit some files and re-register? Thanks for any pointers... -Allen _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
