Registering Rocky Linux Clients
This section contains information about registering clients running Rocky Linux operating systems.
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Registering Rocky Linux clients to SUSE Manager is tested with the default SELinux configuration of |
1. Add Software Channels
Before you can register Rocky Linux clients to your SUSE Manager Server, you need to add the required software channels, and synchronize them.
The architectures currently supported are: x86_64
and aarch64
, on version 9 additionally ppc64le and s390x.
For full list of supported products and architectures, see Supported Clients and Features.
In the following section, descriptions often default to the |
For example, when working with x86_64
architecture, you need this product:
OS Version | Product Name |
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Rocky Linux 9 |
Rocky Linux 9 x86_64 |
Rocky Linux 8 |
Rocky Linux 8 x86_64 |
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In the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to
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Locate the appropriate products for your client operating system and architecture using the search bar, and check the appropriate product. This will automatically check all mandatory channels. Also all recommended channels are checked as long as the
include recommended
toggle is turned on. Click the arrow to see the complete list of related products, and ensure that any extra products you require are checked. -
Click Add Products and wait until the products have finished synchronizing.
Alternatively, you can add channels at the command prompt. The channels you need for this procedure are:
OS Version | Base Channel |
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Rocky Linux 9 |
rockylinux9-x86_64 |
Rocky Linux 8 |
rockylinux8-x86_64 |
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At the command prompt on the SUSE Manager Server, as root, use the
mgr-sync
command to add the appropriate channels:mgr-sync add channel <channel_label_1> mgr-sync add channel <channel_label_2> mgr-sync add channel <channel_label_n>
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Synchronization starts automatically. If you want to synchronize the channels manually, use:
mgr-sync sync --with-children <channel_name>
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Ensure the synchronization is complete before continuing.
You might notice some disparity in the number of packages available in the AppStream channel between upstream and the SUSE Manager channel. You might also see different numbers if you compare the same channel added at a different point in time. This is due to the way that Rocky Linux manages their repositories. Rocky Linux removes older version of packages when a new version is released, while SUSE Manager keeps all of them, regardless of age. |
If you are using modular channels with Rocky Linux 8, you must enable the Python 3.6 module stream on the client.
If you do not provide Python 3.6, the installation of the spacecmd
package will fail.
2. Check Synchronization Status
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In the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to
and select theProducts
tab. This dialog displays a completion bar for each product when they are being synchronized. -
Alternatively, you can navigate to
, then click the channel associated to the repository. Navigate to theRepositories
tab, then clickSync
and checkSync Status
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At the command prompt on the SUSE Manager Server, as root, use the
tail
command to check the synchronization log file:tail -f /var/log/rhn/reposync/<channel-label>.log
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Each child channel generates its own log during the synchronization progress. You need to check all the base and child channel log files to be sure that the synchronization is complete.
3. Create an Activation Key
You need to create an activation key that is associated with your Rocky Linux channels.
For more information on activation keys, see Activation Keys.
4. Manage GPG Keys
Clients use GPG keys to check the authenticity of software packages before they are installed. Only trusted software can be installed on clients.
Trusting a GPG key is important for security on clients. It is the task of the administrator to decide which keys are needed and can be trusted. A software channel cannot be assigned to a client when the GPG key is not trusted. |
For more information about GPG keys, see GPG Keys.
5. Register Clients
To register your clients, you need a bootstrap repository. By default, bootstrap repositories are automatically created, and regenerated daily for all synchronized products. You can manually create the bootstrap repository from the command prompt, using this command:
mgr-create-bootstrap-repo
For more information on registering your clients, see Client Registration.
6. Manage Errata
When you update Rocky Linux clients, the packages include metadata about the updates.