Before you can access service and software maintenance information, and
the support documentation included in your subscription, you must activate
your subscription by registering with Red Hat. Registration includes these
simple steps:
The first time you boot your installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you are prompted to
register with Red Hat using the Setup Agent. If
you follow the prompts during the Setup Agent,
you can complete the registration steps and activate your
subscription.
If you can not complete registration during the
Setup Agent (which requires network access),
you can alternatively complete the Red Hat registration process online at
https://www.redhat.com/register/.
If you do not have an existing Red Hat login, you can create one when
prompted during the Setup Agent or online
at:
A Red Hat login enables your access to:
Software updates, errata and maintenance via Red Hat Network
Red Hat technical support resources, documentation, and
Knowledgebase
If you have forgotten your Red Hat login, you can search for your Red Hat
login online at:
Your subscription number is located in the package that came with your
order. If your package did not include a subscription number, your
subscription was activated for you and you can skip this step.
You can provide your subscription number when prompted during the
Setup Agent or by visiting https://www.redhat.com/register/.
The Red Hat Network Registration Client helps you connect your system so
that you can begin to get updates and perform systems management. There are
three ways to connect:
During the Setup Agent — Check
the Send hardware information and
Send system package list options when
prompted.
After the Setup Agent has been
completed — From (the main menu on the
panel), go to
, then select
.
After the Setup Agent has been
completed — Enter the following command from the command line
as the root user:
