On adding the entry module.config.katello=org.fedoraproject.candlepin.katello.KatelloModule to /etc/candlepin/candlepin.conf [root@localhost tomcat6]# curl -k -u admin:admin https://localhost:8443/candlepin/status {"displayMessage":"Error contacting user service"} # rpm -q katello candlepin katello-0.1.76-1.git.0.abd2ee8.el6.noarch candlepin-0.4.11-1.el6.noarch Removing that line the error message disappears.
Would you expect this api to work? -- bk
(In reply to comment #1) > Would you expect this api to work? That's what the step three in https://fedorahosted.org/katello/wiki/Install#Candlepin leads users to believe. Either the code is broken or the documentation is wrong.
When oauth is enabled on the Candlepin it does not support HTTP authentication. I have submitted a patch with nicer error message. I think we can close this one. We need to keep this line. Please reopen if you think this is still an issue.