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SPACEWALK-CHANNEL(8)		 Red Hat, Inc.		  SPACEWALK-CHANNEL(8)

NAME
       spacewalk-channel - Subscribe to or unsubscribe system from channel.

SYNOPSIS
       spacewalk-channel [options]

DESCRIPTION
       spacewalk-channel allows you to subscribe to and unsubscribe from spec‐
       ified channels via the command line. A visit to the Red Hat Network (or
       Spacewalk) website isn't required.

OPTIONS
       -l, --list
	      Print a list of channel(s) that you are currently subscribed to.

       -b, --base
	      Print a base channel that you are currently subscribed to.

       -L, --available-channels
	      Print a list of all available child channels.

       -a, --add
	      You  are	subscribing  system  to	 given channel(s). You have to
	      specify --user and --password.

       -r, --remove
	      You are unsubscribing system to given channel(s).	 You  have  to
	      specify --user and --password.

       -u, --user
	      Your  username  used to register the system with and for Red Hat
	      Network, RHN Satellite or Spacewalk.  If you do not  enter  this
	      option and it is required, you will be prompted.

       -p, --password
	      The  password  associated	 with  the username specified with the
	      --user option. This is an unencrypted password.  If you  do  not
	      enter this option and it is required, you will be prompted.

       -c, --channel
	      Label  of	 channel you want to subscribe to or unsubscribe from.
	      Can be specified multiple times.

       -v, --verbose
	      Print out successfull action.

       -h, --help
	      Show a help message and exit.

NOTE
       The addition and removal of channels is mutually exclusive, please  use
       the command twice.

EXAMPLES
       Subscribe to two channels:

	      spacewalk-channel --add -c rhn-tools-rhel-i386-server-5 -c rhel-i386-server-vt-5 --user username --password password

       Unsubscribe from channel:

	      spacewalk-channel --remove -c rhn-tools-rhel-i386-server-5 -c rhel-i386-server-vt-5 --user username --password password

       List subscribed channels:

	      spacewalk-channel --list


SEE ALSO
       rhnplugin(8), rhn_register(8), up2date(5).

AUTHORS
       Miroslav Suchý <msuchy@redhat.com>

BUGS
       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2009-2010 Red Hat, Inc.

       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR	 A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

Linux				2010 August 30		  SPACEWALK-CHANNEL(8)

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