From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040514 Description of problem: I am using Redhat advance server 2.1 I have updated these rpm packages from redhat website * up2date-2.9.14-1.2.1AS.i386.rpm * up2date-gnome-2.9.14-1.2.1AS.i386.rpm * rhn_register-2.9.12-1.2.1AS.i386.rpm * rhn_register-gnome-2.9.12-1.2.1AS.i386.rpm * rhnlib-1.8-6.p15.noarch.rpm 9a319fb7b * pyOpenSSL-0.5.1-7.152.i386.rpm dc7e2c465 1: I then register this system with redhat network using the command rhn_register 2: I ran up2date-config and setup up my proxy setting and username 3: I then ran up2date from the command line and I then click the next button and next again. 4: I then get the following error Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/libglade.py", line 28, in __call__ ret = apply(self.func, a) File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 432, in onChannelsPageNext self.pList.run() File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/packageList.py", line 85, in run self.addObsoletePackages(obsList) File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/packageList.py", line 111, in addObsoletePackages if len(obsoletePackages) == 0: TypeError: len() of unsized object Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/libglade.py", line 28, in __call__ ret = apply(self.func, a) File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 475, in onSkippedPagePrepare maxlength = max(map(lambda x: len(x[0][0]), self.skipPkgList)) * 8 ValueError: min() or max() of empty sequence Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1.install redhat advance server 2.1 2.update rpm from redhat website 3. Additional info:
Just found out now if you did not activated you Redhat service up2date does not tell you You have no channels selected so up2date should not let you press the next button unless you have a valid channel selected to update you system Thats why I was getting the error
This bug is filed against RHEL2.1, which is in maintenance phase. During the maintenance phase, only security errata and select mission critical bug fixes will be released for enterprise products. Since this bug does not meet that criteria, it is now being closed. For more information of the RHEL errata support policy, please visit: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/ If you feel this bug is indeed mission critical, please contact your support representative. You may be asked to provide detailed information on how this bug is affecting you.