You may want to apply fix from this bug as well.

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #543509 +++

Created an attachment (id=375451)
Traceback

Description of problem:
When you try to rhn_register qemu machine, which do not have uuid. You get traceback on server and registration will fail.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
several time

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  lshal  |grep smbios.system.uuid
smbios.system.uuid = 'Not Settable'  (string)
If you have there some number, grab another virtual machine, this is prerequisity.
2. rhn_register
  
Actual results:
error

Expected results:
you will be registered

Additional info:

--- Additional comment from msuchy on 2009-12-02 10:16:24 EST ---

Solution is to replace:
  uuid_as_number = string.atol(uuid, 16)
with:
  if uuid == 'Not Settable':
      uuid_as_number = 0
  else:
      uuid_as_number = string.atol(uuid, 16)

--- Additional comment from msuchy on 2009-12-07 07:52:40 EST ---

commited as 7cdd2dd93f7fe05da6aab3e8b104bb3aa0d23801