Bug 250303

Summary:	Default timeout causes connection timeouts against busy servers
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Martin Poole <mpoole>
Component:	rhnlib	Assignee:	Pradeep Kilambi <pkilambi>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Beth Nackashi <bnackash>
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Priority:	high
Version:	5.0	CC:	cperry, jhutar, Stuart.Kirk
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Description Martin Poole 2007-07-31 17:49:47 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #250300 +++

Description of problem:

The addition of the default timeout of 30 seconds causes connection timeouts
against busy servers or those with many registered clients.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

2.2.5-1.el5
How reproducible:

Always against busy servers.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create secure server with 
2.
3.
  
Actual results:

# rhnreg_ks --activationkey=test-activation-key
Connection timed out on readline

Expected results:

No timeout.


Additional info:

The issue is with the DEFAULT_TIMEOUT in
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhn/SSL.py and its use in connections.py.

Whilst a timeout of 30 seconds might not be unreasonable for the SSL connection
to take place it is not suitable for the ongoing connection. The socket timeout
should be reset to a more reasonable value once the SSL connection is in place.

Attached is a server-side cgi which just delays for a requested amount of time
and a small python script to exercise this cgi via the rhnlib code.

-- Additional comment from mpoole on 2007-07-31 13:43 EST --
Created an attachment (id=160345)
python test example


-- Additional comment from mpoole on 2007-07-31 13:45 EST --
Created an attachment (id=160346)
server-side delay routine

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2007-10-16 03:51:53 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 2 Suzanne Logcher 2007-10-24 22:45:04 UTC

*** Bug 293171 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2007-11-02 20:04:36 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 4 RHEL Program Management 2007-11-03 01:14:31 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2007-11-03 01:35:38 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 8 RHEL Program Management 2008-06-02 20:34:50 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 21:22:54 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-0145.html