On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Snyder, Chris wrote: > A Channel definition has a ‘Security: GPG’ section which contains the GPG > Key URL, ID, and Fingerprint. > > When/where does this information get used within Spacewalk? Does Spacewalk > automatically make this key available to any client system that registers > with this channel?
It's used in the Kickstart post-installation phase. Once the system is installed, it's fed all the GPG/SSL certificates that you've attached to your kickstart. This enables complaint-less installation of non-RH RPMs (ie: home-made or vendor provided). > Oh, and why are GPG keys NOT associated with a repository definition? This > would make the most sense to me versus having them related to a channel or > kickstart profile. If I understand correctly, you might or might not have (external) repositories. Repos are only used to fetch external content (ie: EPEL), and pushed into a local channel. Your standard way of provisioning software will be create a channel and rhnpush your RPMs into it, not fetch from an external source. But I might be wrong, so any corrections will be appreciated :-) _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list
