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8.2.4. Configuring Single Sign On for Virtual Machines

If you have only one running virtual machine in use, it is possible to bypass the User Portal and connect directly to the virtual machine using Single Sign On (SSO). SSO can be used on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows virtual machines.

8.2.4.1. Configuring Single Sign On for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machines

To configure SSO on Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines using GNOME and KDE graphical desktop environments, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux guest agent has to be installed onto the virtual machine. This package can be downloaded from the Red Hat Network.
  1. Log in to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machine. See Section 2.1, “Connecting to Virtual Machines”.
  2. Ensure that the virtual machine has valid entitlements to the Red Hat Enterprise Virt Agent (v.6 Server for x86_64) channel on the Red Hat Network. As root, open a terminal and run the following command:
    # rhn-channel -v -u YOUR-RHN-USERNAME -a -c rhel-x86_64-rhev-agent-6-server
    
  3. Download and install the rhev-guest-agent package. Run the following command:
    # yum install rhev-guest-agent
    
Now that you have enabled SSO on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machine, the next time you log in to it, you do not have to go through the User Portal. Use the instructions in Section 1.1, “Logging in to the Power User Portal”, and on the User Portal login screen tick the Connect Automatically checkbox to be taken directly to your virtual machine.