Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 135324
up2date gui client doesn't error gracefully when serverURL not found
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:07:04 EST
Description of problem: If you point /etc/sysconfig/.../up2date to a host that doesn't exist and run rhn_register (GUI version), it tries the host several times (printing out the hostname that it is trying to stdout/stderr each time, and then brings you to the "Why Register" page without any dialog box, etc. indicating that the host was not found. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 4.2.44 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. see description 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
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