Description of problem: rhn_check fails with python traceback Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rhnlib-1.8-6.p23 How reproducible: completely; cannot proceed! Steps to Reproduce: 1. register with rhn 2. update system at rhn web page 3. run rhn_check on system Actual results: traceback when determining whether to download kernel(s): # rhn_check -v errata.update ([2715],) Name Version Rel ---------------------------------------------------------- The following Packages were marked to be skipped by your configuration: Name Version Rel Reason ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kernel 2.6.9 5.0.3.ELPkg name/pattern [RHSA-2005:092-14] Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. kernel-smp 2.6.9 5.0.3.ELPkg name/pattern [RHSA-2005:092-14] Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/rhn_check", line 346, in ? handle_action(action) File "/usr/sbin/rhn_check", line 219, in handle_action (status, message, data) = run_action(method, params) File "/usr/sbin/rhn_check", line 174, in run_action (status, message, data) = do_call(method, params) File "/usr/sbin/rhn_check", line 91, in do_call retval = apply(method, params) File "/usr/share/rhn/actions/errata.py", line 58, in update return packages.update(packagelist) File "/usr/share/rhn/actions/packages.py", line 359, in update ret = _catchErrors(batchRun, "packages.update", (0, pkgList)) File "/usr/share/rhn/actions/packages.py", line 195, in _catchErrors ret = apply(method, args) File "/usr/share/rhn/actions/packages.py", line 398, in batchRun actionPkgs = pkgList) File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/wrapper.py", line 1177, in batchRun batch.applicableSskippedPackages) AttributeError: BatchRun instance has no attribute 'applicableSskippedPackages' Expected results: successful download (not install) of new kernels Additional info: it appears there's a typo: should be 'applicableSkippedPackages', not 'applicableSskippedPackages' (note "Sskipped" with "Ss").
This should be fixed in the up2date erratum that we released. Please try to get the latest up2date and reopen this if it still fails.