Description of problem: Firstboot prompts the user to register for RHN even if the system is already registered. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): firstboot-1.3.39-4 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install a system, reboot it, come back later (as one might do when installing a bunch of systems at once). 2. Firstboot will have timed out. 3. Use the machine and register it for RHN. 4. Reboot at some point. 5. Firstboot runs again, and this time prompts you to register for RHN, even though the system has been registered. As we have our own Satellite server, we do not use RHN logins, and must choose the "I cannot register, remind me later" option, which unnecessarily sets the reminder. Actual results: A reminder is set for the user to register for RHN, despite the system being registered. Expected results: Firstboot manages to remember other options (such as the Xorg resolution and bit depth settings) and merely asks you to confirm them. It should check to see whether or not RHN has been set up on the machine before prompting the user to register again. Ideally, there would also be a 4th RHN option which says "My company or organization operates its own RHN server, I do not need to register right now", so that enterprises which have paid large amounts of money for the Red Hat Satellite Server or Proxy Server do not have to expose their users to nag requests to register for RHN. While we can (and do) simply delete the rhn_register_remind file, we shouldn't have to. Additional info:
In addition to the above problem.. In first boot.. if a user clicks the back and next button.. it will actually register the system each time..
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