Post-Installation Guide | Updating RLC Pro Hardened

Getting Started with RLC Pro Hardened (First Boot)

After booting up your newly installed or deployed RLC Pro Hardened system, there are a few important setup tasks to ensure that your server is properly enrolled, entitled, and updated.

Depot Login and System Enrollment

1. Log in to your RLC Pro Hardened server using the username/password you created during installation or deployment.

2. Confirm that the Depot utility is installed by running:

   rpm -q depot
   depot-v1.*
   

3. Authenticate your system with CIQ’s Depot service:

   sudo depot login -u <DEPOT_USERNAME> -t <TOKEN>
   Enrolled to https://depot.ciq.com
   

4. Verify available products:

   sudo depot list
   PRODUCT_ID | PRODUCT_NAME                      | ENABLED
   rlc-h-9    | Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ - Hardened | no
   

Enable Entitlements

1. Enable access to the Hardened product entitlement:

   sudo depot enable
   Created DNF configuration: /etc/yum.repos.d/depot-rlc-h-9.repo
   

2. Confirm successful enablement:

   sudo depot list
   PRODUCT_ID | PRODUCT_NAME                      | ENABLED
   rlc-h-9    | Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ - Hardened | yes
   

Update RLC Pro Hardened with DNF

Once your system is enrolled and entitled, you can use DNF to manage software packages. CIQ’s Depot service provides access to both the core Rocky Linux (RLC) repositories and curated Hardened packages for RLC Pro Hardened.

1. List configured repositories:

   dnf repolist
   repo id                repo name
   ....<TRUNCATED>....
   rlc-extras             Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ Extras (x86_64)
   rlc-fasttrack          Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ FastTrack (x86_64)
   rlc-h-9-x86_64         Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ - Hardened (x86_64)
   rlc-h-9-x86_64-debug   Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ - Hardened (x86_64-debug)
   

2. Check for updates across all repos:

   dnf check-update
   

3. Check only the Hardened repo (rlc-h-9-x86_64):

   dnf check-update --repo rlc-h-9-x86_64
   

4. Apply all updates to your system:

   sudo dnf -y update
   

Next Steps

Please review the Admin Guides for post-installation configuration and management guides.