sconadm

- register system information

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/sconadm register -a 
     [-e softwareUpdate | -E softwareUpdate] 
     [-h hostname] [-l logfile] [-N] 
     [-p proxy_host[:proxy_port]] 
     [-r registration_profile] [-u username] 
     [-x proxy_username]

/usr/sbin/sconadm proxy [-l logfile] 
     [-p proxy_host[:proxy_port]] 
     [-r registration_profile] [-x proxy_username]

Description

The sconadm utility is a command-line version of the Basic Registration GUI. In the first form of the command in the SYNOPSIS, sconadm uses the register subcommand to register a host with a registration server. In the second form, sconadm uses the proxy subcommand to configure all of the components for software update to use an HTTP web proxy.

The parameters specified with -u, -e (or -E), -h, -p, and -x override values specified in your registration profile. A template for this profile, owned by root, with read-only permissions, is stored in /usr/lib/breg/data/RegistrationProfile.properties. See registration_profile(4).

For the proxy subcommand, the proxy password is stored in the RegistrationProfile.properties file, available if proxy authentication is needed. Storage in the profile prevents proxy passwords from being exposed as part of a listing of processes on a system.

Options

The following options are supported:

-a

Accept “Terms of Use and Binary Code License”. Absence of this option means that you do not accept the license.

-e softwareUpdate

Enable client to be managed at the Sun-hosted Update Connection Service.

-E softwareUpdate

Disable client's ability to be managed at the Sun-hosted Update Connection Service.

-h hostname

Hostname of the machine you want to register.

-l logfile

Pathname of log file.

-N

Never register.

-p proxy_host[:proxy_port]

Proxy host name and optional proxy port number.

-r registration_profile

Pathname to a registration profile.

-u username

User name (a Sun Online Account).

-x proxy_username

User name on the proxy host.

Examples

Unless specified otherwise, the commands below require root privileges or privileges equivalent to root. See privileges(5).

Example 1 Registering a New System

Assume a file registrationprofile.properties in /tmp that contains the following:

userName=user123
password=abc123
hostName=
subscriptionKey=
portalEnabled=false
proxyHostName=
proxyPort=
proxyUserName=
proxyPassword=

To register a new system using the profile above, you enter:

/usr/sbin/sconadm register -a -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties

Example 2 Reregistering a System with a Different User

Assume a file registrationprofile.properties in /tmp with the contents shown below. Note the changed specification for userName and password.

userName=newuser
password=newpassword
hostName=
subscriptionKey=
portalEnabled=false
proxyHostName=
proxyPort=
proxyUserName=
proxyPassword=

To reregister a new system using the profile above, you enter the same command you entered to register the system:

/usr/sbin/sconadm register -a -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties

Example 3 Reregistering a System, Adding a Sun Subscription Key

Modify registrationprofile.properties as follows:

userName=newuser
password=newpassword
hostName=
subscriptionKey=abc12345678
portalEnabled=false
proxyHostName=
proxyPort=
proxyUserName=
proxyPassword=

Run the command:

/usr/sbin/sconadm register -a -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties

Example 4 Reregistering and Enabling Access to all Update Connection Services

Modify registrationprofile.properties as follows:

userName=newuser
password=newpassword
hostName=
subscriptionKey=abc12345678
portalEnabled=false
proxyHostName=
proxyPort=
proxyUserName=
proxyPassword=

Note that portalEnabled is set to false. Run the command:

/usr/sbin/sconadm register -a -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties \
-e softwareUpdate

Example 5 Never Registering

To never register a system, enter:

/usr/sbin/sconadm register -N

Example 6 Using a Proxy Server With Proxy Authentication

Edit registrationprofile.properties as follows:

userName=
password=
hostName=
subscriptionKey=
portalEnabled=
proxyHostName=webcache.mycompany.com
proxyPort=8080
proxyUserName=myCompanyProxyUserName
proxyPassword=myCompanyProxyPassword

Run the command:

/usr/sbin/sconadm proxy -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties

Example 7 Changing Proxy Host Settings

Edit registrationprofile.properties as follows:

userName=
password=
hostName=
subscriptionKey=
portalEnabled=
proxyHostName=webcache.mycompany.com
proxyPort=8080
proxyUserName=myCompanyProxyUserName
proxyPassword=myCompanyProxyPassword

Run the command:

/usr/sbin/sconadm proxy -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties

Then, change the proxyHostName value by running the following command:

/usr/sbin/sconadm proxy -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties \
-p newproxy.mycompany.com

After the preceding command all proxies use newproxy.mycompany.com.

Example 8 Resetting a System Not to Use a Proxy

Edit registrationprofile.properties as follows:

userName=
password=
hostName=
subscriptionKey=
portalEnabled=
proxyHostName=
proxyPort=
proxyUserName=
proxyPassword=

Note that values for all proxy fields are null.

Run the command:

/usr/sbin/sconadm proxy -r /tmp/registrationprofile.properties

Exit Status

0

Success.

>0

An error occurred.

Files

/usr/lib/breg/data/RegistrationProfile.properties

Registration profile template.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

See Also

registration_profile(4), attributes(5), privileges(5)