Description of Problem: when running rhn_register i get this output: Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/libglade", line 28 __call__ ret = apply(self.func, a) File "/usr/share/rhn/register/gui.py", line 417, in onProfilePagePrepare hardware.read_network() File "usr/share/rhn/register/hardware.py", line261, in read_network netdict['ipaddr'] = gethostbyname(gethostname()) socket.error: host not found ive tried twice whith the same result then i tried up2date, and got errormessage about Software Manager funktionality not being enabled, this has now happend 3 times then i did as i vas told i clicked on my profile and wanted it to become activated but nothing happened exept for ending up here How Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual Results: Expected Results: Additional Information:
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It's September and this bug isn't fixed yet!
can you attach a copy of /etc/hosts? The only time I've seen this is when the machine advertised a hostname that didnt map to any ip address it knows about.
since theres no activity on this, and the only way that error can occur is with an invalid hostname, I'm closing this bug. Current versions of the code will just assume the ip for the default hostname is 127.0.0.1, since it's impossible to tell otherwise with an invalid hostname.