The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.
You must have previously subscribed the system to the appropriate configuration channel for the configuration files that you want to deploy. See Section 10.4.6, “Subscribing Client Systems to Configuration Channels Using the Spacewalk Web Interface”.
The first deployment to a client system can fail if the
/var/log/rhncfg-actions log file does not exist on the client. If the
deployment fails, the log file is created automatically, and you can reschedule the
deployment event. Alternatively, run the command touch
/var/log/rhncfg-actions on the client system before deploying any files to
it.
Oracle recommends using configuration files to deploy SSL and GPG certificates to Spacewalk clients that were not previously provisioned by the Spacewalk server.
To deploy a configuration file to a client system:
Go to Systems and click the system name.
Select the Configuration tab and then the Deploy Files tab.
On the Deploy Files page, select the check boxes for the files that you want to deploy, and click Deploy Files.
On the Confirm Deploy Files page, change the schedule if required, and click Schedule Deploy.
Select Events and then select the Pending or History tab to view scheduled or completed actions. Click the summary name to display the details of the deployment event.