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Description of problem:
diff --git i/firstboot/loader.py w/firstboot/loader.py
index 2f65fbc..6373e32 100644
--- i/firstboot/loader.py
+++ w/firstboot/loader.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Loader:
                 continue

             # skip modules that require network if it's not active
-            if not self._has_network and modobj.needsNetwork():
+            if not self._has_network() and modobj.needsNetwork():
                 log.error('module requires active network connection')
                 continue


Loader doesn't call self._has_network, but just accidentally checks that it doesn't exists and ignores needsNetwork().

Module that do need network are not skipped if there is no networking.

Created attachment 827881 [details]
fix missing Loader._needs_network call

Patch against master.

Reproduced with firstboot-19.4-2.el7 - Subscription Management Registration (SMR) started although no network interface was running.
With firstboot-19.5-2.el7, SMR was started only when network interface was up and running.

Moving to VERIFIED.

This request was resolved in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0.

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