Bug 72065 - up2date tries to contact the server before a proxy can be configured
Summary: up2date tries to contact the server before a proxy can be configured
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: up2date
Version: 9
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Adrian Likins
QA Contact: Jay Turner
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 82264
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-08-20 23:05 UTC by Forrest
Modified: 2015-01-07 23:59 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2003-05-20 13:00:38 UTC
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Description Forrest 2002-08-20 23:05:23 UTC
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Description of problem:
I must run up2date with a proxy, but running up2date-config will just hang.  If
I ^C it once from the command-line, the configuration menu comes up, and I can
set the proxy.  I remember another bug like this in an earlier beta, but none of
my queries can find it.

Once I set the proxy, up2date and up2date-config come up without a problem.  It
looks like they are both trying to check for a server before they run.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
up2date-2.9.46-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run up2date or up2date-config


Actual Results:  It hangs searching for a server (I think).  Ctrl+C will allow
you to set the proxy.

Expected Results:  I should be able to set a proxy before up2date tries any http
requests

Comment 1 Adrian Likins 2002-08-21 22:43:45 UTC
should be fixed in 2.9.51

Comment 2 Forrest 2002-08-30 20:13:17 UTC
I just up2dated my system and got up2date-2.9.55-2, and I am still having
problems.  When I run up2date-config with proxy enabled, up2date takes less than
4 seconds to pop up.  When I disable the proxy, and run up2date-config again, it
takes nearly 4 minutes.  Running strace shows that it is trying to connect to an
IP address via port 443.

Comment 3 Forrest 2002-10-01 17:07:10 UTC
This is still a problem with psyche.  While running firstboot, I chose to
register with RHN.  I waited for 4 minutes until it finally popped up a window
asking for my proxy.  Most new users will assume that it is stuck.  There must
be some way to avoid checking for the server until after the proxy has been entered.

Comment 4 Forrest 2002-12-26 23:45:41 UTC
Still a problem in Phoebe.  I tried to set up up2date during firstboot, and I
had the 4 min. wait.

Comment 5 Adrian Likins 2003-01-29 01:54:28 UTC
okay, should be fixed for good in 3.1.6

Now there is no attempt to query the server unless
the user "refreshes" the server list. So
the dialog can pop and a user can configure
the proxy info.

Comment 6 Matt Jamison 2003-05-20 13:00:38 UTC
indeed it is working.

closing bug.


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