Look on site. Nor registered systems Run up2date, Tells you to run rhn_register Run rhn_register says it worked Web site still shows no boxes, up2date still fails Repeat 3 times. Rinse, hold, spin, delete up2date client and install apt Also btw "Your network" is veyr non obvious as a place to look Tried the web based one. Got to "1.Open xterm and log in as root on irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk" I dont have xterm I have gnome-terminal. I know what to do many wouldnt Having added one this way I got _THREE_ instances of the machine on the web page and they actually _disagree_ about packages It reports '548Mhz' processor while profiling. I know thats ok, a novice would be confused. Should be rounded off too Ok so delete all three disagreeing instances and start yet another bloody rhn_register Shock horror, my systems arent on the web page again Clear disk and memory cache Reload, still not there BTW the continue/cancel buttons are the wrong way around for the desktop UI on the OS we ship which is disconcerting Add another profile for a totally bogus box by the web form Both boxes appear delete the web form one and _FINALLY_ the pile of shite masuqerading as RHN has the right data Click on the activate your product link from the network pages. Get taken from an https:// to an http:// insecure site and asked for the product id in clear text. On the add services/costing page include an actual reference to product registration to get free network services. I had to use _GOOGLE_ to find that Finally to add insult to injury the entire up2date process spewed forth 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/gui.py", line 356, in onPackagePageNext self.__refreshCallback) File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date/up2date.py", line 1966, in dryRun if not changed: NameError: changed 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/gui.py", line 403, in onDependencyPagePrepare for pkg in self.depPackages: AttributeError: depPackages amd died updating just up2date (again not novice level) got me one that didnt crash It didnt _work_ either of course.. It complained about kdelibs clashing with the earlier kdelibs. Telling it not to upgrade kdelibs .. did exactly the same bogus message Removed kde2libs kcontrol (this is an update not a clean new 7.1) and finally this whole sorry pile of dog turd did something approximating sanity.
A lovely rant. Does it apply to the current version of RHN? Mister Gafton, you have the honor of addressing the estimable Mister Cox's concerns.
The bits of it I've repeated with the new update agent on 7.1 beta failed differently (proxy problems that are now apparently fixed). I see no reason to worry about this bug unless I find 7.2 is broken in which case I'll send in another rant 8)