Description of problem:


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


How reproducible:
- Start Software Updater via Applications->System Tools->Software Updater
- Enter root passwd.
- Exception.



Additional info:

Component: pirut
Summary: TBcca4cfb9 rhnplugin.py:326:_getFile:RepoError: (104, 'Connection reset by peer')

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 617, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 613, in main
    pup.run()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 451, in run
    self.doRefresh()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 291, in doRefresh
    self.populateUpdates()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 347, in populateUpdates
    self.updateMetadata.add(repo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/update_md.py", line 415, in add
    md = obj.retrieveMD(mdtype)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1498, in retrieveMD
    return self._retrieveMD(mdtype)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1538, in _retrieveMD
    cache=self.http_caching == 'all')
  File "/usr/lib/yum-plugins/rhnplugin.py", line 326, in _getFile
    raise yum.Errors.RepoError(str(e))
RepoError: (104, 'Connection reset by peer')

Local variables in innermost frame:
e: (104, 'Connection reset by peer')
url: None
text: rhel-x86_64-server-5/updateinfo
self: rhel-x86_64-server-5
cache: False
reget: None
relative: repodata/1467afb042684fd5bcaa1f3d607a49686169dea5-updateinfo.xml.gz
start: None
checkfunc: (<bound method RhnRepo.checkMD of <rhnplugin.RhnRepo object at 0x17609f90>>, ('updateinfo',), {})
copy_local: 1
end: None
local: /var/cache/yum/rhel-x86_64-server-5/1467afb042684fd5bcaa1f3d607a49686169dea5-updateinfo.xml.gz