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6.6.6.6 Configuration File Details —
for instructions. Click the config channel name to access the
Configuration Channel Details page. Refer to Section 6.6.6.5 Configuration Channel Details —
for instructions.
6.6.6.5. Configuration Channel Details —
If you click on the name of a channel in a list, the Configuration Channel Details page will appear.
This page contains the following tabs:
6.6.6.5.1. Configuration Channel Details
Details —
General information about the channel. This is the first tab you see when you click on a channel. It
displays basic information about the channel, including name and description, and provides the means
to alter this information. To make changes, enter new values in the text fields and click the Edit Config
Channel button.
6.6.6.5.2. Configuration Channel Details
Files —
Configuration files associated with this channel. Use the subtabs to view, upload, and create files.
6.6.6.5.2.1. Configuration Channel Details Files List —
Displays the files and directories associated with the configuration channel. Files are represented by
a paper icon while directories display folder icons. Click the name of a file or directory to go to its
details page. Refer to Section 6.6.6.6 Configuration File Details —
for instructions. To replicate a
file within a config channel, select its checkbox, click the Copy to Config Channel button, and select
the destination channel. To remove a file, select it and click Delete Selected Files.
6.6.6.5.2.2. Configuration Channel Details Files Upload —
Enables you to import files from your system into RHN’s central configuration manager. The Deploy
File Path is the path to which the file will be deployed on a target system, and Local File is the file
you want to upload from your system to RHN.
To do this, populate all fields, browse for the file, and click the Upload File button. Note that files
larger than 16 KB cannot be edited through the RHN website. The file path is the location to which
the file will be deployed. The user, group, and mode fields allow you to set the file’s ownership and
permissions.
6.6.6.5.2.3. Configuration Channel Details
Files Create File —
Allows you to create a configuration file from scratch within the interface. The fields here work simi-
larly to those on the Upload subtab: Path is the location to which the file will be deployed. The user,
group, and mode fields allow you to set the file’s ownership and permissions. Include the actual file in
the contents field. When finished, click the Create Config File button.