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John Summerfield wrote:
> Brandon Perkins wrote:
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>> This is because the Red Hat package signing key was not imported into
>> the RPM database.  This happens if you have not yet connected to Red Hat
>> Network and obtained updates.  To import the key manually, run the
>> following command as root:
>>
>> rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
>>
>> Once the Red Hat GPG key is imported, you may now use yum to install
>> packages.
> 
> Why is that not done at install time? The act of installing RHEL implies
> trust of the supplier, so what's the problem?
> 
> 

That's a policy decision that was made well before my time.  I would
suggest contacting [email protected] or [email protected] to
ask that question and have it documented.  I couldn't find an answer to
that information myself, so it might be good for a Knowldegebase article.

Thanks,
Brandon
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