---
name: "up2date"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "rhn-client-tools"
version: "2.3.5-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/up2date"
---

# up2date(5)

Configuration file for Spacewalk client programs.

## NAME

up2date - Configuration file for Spacewalk client programs.

## DESCRIPTION

Spacewalk client programs, such as **[rhn\_check(8)](/rhn_check/8.md)**, use a common configuration file at */etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date*.

## OPTIONS

- **enableProxy**

  Use a HTTP Proxy. Can be either 0 (False) or 1 (True).\

- **serverURL**

  Remote server URL\

- **debug**

  Whether or not debugging is enabled. Can be either 0 (False) or 1 (True).\

- **systemIdPath**

  Location of system id file. Expects the path of a file on disk.\

- **versionOverride**

  Override the automatically determined system version. Expects a string or blank (do not override the version).\

- **httpProxy**

  HTTP proxy in host:port format, e.g. squid.redhat.com:3128\

- **proxyUser**

  The username for an authenticated proxy.\

- **proxyPassword**

  The password to use for an authenticated proxy.\

- **enableProxyAuth**

  To use an authenticated proxy or not. Can be either 0 (False) or 1 (True).\

- **networkRetries**

  Number of attempts to make at network connections before giving up. Expects a positive integer.\

- **sslCACert**

  The CA cert used to verify the ssl server. Expects the path of a file on disk.\

- **noReboot**

  Disable the reboot action. Can be either 0 (False) or 1 (True).\

- **disallowConfChanges**

  Config options that can not be overwritten by a config update action. Expects a semi-colon separated list of config option names.

- **hostedWhitelist**

  Override the default list of URLs the RHN Register client treats as official RHN hosted servers. This only affects the RHN Register graphical- and text-based clients, as it changes some of the options that appear. This option is included for testing purposes only.\

- **retrieveOnly**

  If set to 1 (True), package installs done through rhn\_check will only download the package, the package will not be installed.\

## FILES

- */etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date*

  The location of this configuration file

## SEE ALSO

[**rhn\_check**(8)](/rhn_check/8.md), [**rhn\_register**(8)](/rhn_register/8.md), [**rhnreg\_ks**(8)](/rhnreg_ks/8.md), [**rhnsd**(8)](/rhnsd/8.md), [**rhn-profile-sync**(8)](/rhn-profile-sync/8.md), **rhnplugin**(8), **rhnplugin.conf**(5).

## AUTHORS

See the AUTHORS file included with this software.

This manual page was written by James Bowes \<jbowes@redhat.com\>

## BUGS

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

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1999-2010 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.