Bug 245789

Summary: RHEL5 install fails with 'module' object has no attribute 'HTTPSHandler'
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Prarit Bhargava <prarit>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact:
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Version: 5.0CC: dchapman, jburke
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Hardware: ia64   
OS: Linux   
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Description Prarit Bhargava 2007-06-26 18:07:12 UTC
Description of problem:

All ia64 installs are failing with the error:

Running anaconda, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server system installer - please
wait...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 614, in ?
    instClass = getInstClass(opts)
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 352, in getInstClass
    from kickstart import Kickstart
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 27, in ?
    import urlgrabber.grabber as grabber
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/urlgrabber/__init__.py", line 53, in ?
    from grabber import urlgrab, urlopen, urlread
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 406, in ?
    import keepalive
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/urlgrabber/keepalive.py", line 339, in ?
    class HTTPSHandler(KeepAliveHandler, urllib2.HTTPSHandler):
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'HTTPSHandler'
install exited abnormally [1/1] 
sending termination signals...done
sending kill signals...done
disabling swap...
unmounting filesystems...
        /mnt/runtime done
        disabling /dev/loop0
        /proc done
        /dev/pts done
        /sys done
        /tmp/ramfs done
        /mnt/source done
        /selinux done
you may safely reboot your system

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL5-Server-20070626.nightly


How reproducible: 100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Attempt to install via NFS
  
Actual results:  See above.


Expected results: Install should succeed.


Additional info: Seen on all HP systems and SGI boxes.

Comment 1 Prarit Bhargava 2007-06-26 18:08:13 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 245734 ***