Description of problem: Trying to use rhn_check to refresh the package list at RHN for system (sid=1001662560) fails. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RH 8.0 up2date-3.0.7-1 How reproducible: Very Steps to Reproduce: 1. Schedule a package list refresh at RHN 2. Run rhn_check -v on client system 3. Actual results: rhn_check reports: ERROR: refreshing remote package list for System Profile RHN web app reports: Client execution returned code 20 (Error refreshing package list) Expected results: Client execution returned code 0 (rpmlist refreshed) Help. Additional info:
This should be fixed in a hopefully soon to be released errata. Versions of 3.0.40 or higher include a fix
I get the same error for all of the RedHat 8.0 systems I manage however I've found a temporary workaround. If I run up2date -p after manually installing new RPMs it will update the package list in my RedHat Network account.