Bug 72135

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Description of problem:
After installing null using kickstart and FTP, I tried running "up2date --nox
-p" and received a screen full of traceback messages (below).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
  rhnlib-0.8-13
  up2date-2.9.46-1
  up2date-gnome-2.9.46-1


How reproducible:
  Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Log in as root.
2. up2date --nox -p

	

Actual Results:  # up2date --nox -p
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 773, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 315, in main
    up2dateAuth.updateLoginInfo()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateAuth.py", line 110, in updateLoginInfo
    loginInfo = login()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateAuth.py", line 99, in login
    loginInfo = rpcServer.doCall(server.up2date.login, systemId)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 110, in doCall
    ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 821, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhn/rpclib.py", line 117, in _request
    request = self._req_body(params, methodname)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhn/rpclib.py", line 103, in _req_body
   return xmlrpclib.dumps(params, methodname, encoding=self._encoding)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 763, in dumps
    data = m.dumps(params)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 454, in dumps
    self.__dump(v)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 465, in __dump
    raise TypeError, "cannot marshal %s objects" % type(value)
TypeError: cannot marshal <type 'NoneType'> objects
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Expected Results:  I expected one of the following:
1. A message that said that a package (RPM) was missing.
2. A message that says that I cannot run up2date from a cloned (kickstarted)
computer.
3. A message that my RHN profile had been updated.

Additional info:

The following package lines appear in my kickstart file:
%packages
@Printing Support
@X Window System
@GNOME Desktop Environment
@Graphical Internet
@Text-based Internet
@Sound and Video
@Graphics
@Office/Productivity
@Engineering and Scientific
@Editors
@System Tools
@Administration Tools
@Games and Entertainment
@Development Tools
@Development Libraries
@Kernel Development
@X Software Development
@GNOME Software Development