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This bug has been copied from bug #806457 and has been proposed to be backported to 6.2 z-stream (EUS).
Committed d4983e05bc98c05da7cd1a95f85987c5fc85da36 to RHEL6.2 branch
Demonstrating the error on a current RHEL62 system before applying fix... [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# rpm -q subscription-manager subscription-manager-0.96.17-1.el6.x86_64 Fetching an rpm that we will use for testing purposes and backing up some files that I already know will be destroyed as a consequence of this bug... [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# wget -q -O /tmp/zsh.rpm http://download.devel.redhat.com/brewroot/packages/zsh/4.3.10/4.1.el6/x86_64/zsh-4.3.10-4.1.el6.x86_64.rpm [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cp /etc/pki/product/69.pem /tmp [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cp /var/lib/rhsm/productid.js /tmp [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# subscription-manager list --installed +-------------------------------------------+ Installed Product Status +-------------------------------------------+ ProductName: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Version: 6.2 Arch: x86_64 Status: Not Subscribed Starts: Expires: [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cat /var/lib/rhsm/productid.js { "69":"anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux.x86_64" } [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# ^^^ PRODUCT ID 69 IS INSTALLED AND LIFE IS GOOD NOW LET'S YUM INSTALL A LOCAL PACKAGE [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security, : subscription-manager Updating certificate-based repositories. This system is not registered with RHN. RHN Satellite or RHN Classic support will be disabled. repolist: 0 [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# yum -q -y localinstall /tmp/zsh.rpm This system is not registered with RHN. RHN Satellite or RHN Classic support will be disabled. Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# rpm -q zsh zsh-4.3.10-4.1.el6.x86_64 [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# ^^^ AN RPM HAS BEEN LOCALLY INSTALLED WHILE NO REPOS ARE ACTIVE repolist:0 THE CONSEQUENCE IS... [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# subscription-manager list --installed No installed Products to list [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cat /var/lib/rhsm/productid.js {}[root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# ^^^ THE INSTALLED PRODUCT ID 69 HAS BEEN DELETED! THAT'S BAD. Restoring backed-up files before applying the fix.. [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cp /tmp/productid.js /var/lib/rhsm cp: overwrite `/var/lib/rhsm/productid.js'? y [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cp /tmp/69.pem /etc/pki/product/ [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]#
Applying the new subscription-manager and demonstrating the fix... [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# rpm -U http://download.devel.redhat.com/brewroot/packages/subscription-manager/0.96.18/1.el6_2/x86_64/subscription-manager-0.96.18-1.el6_2.x86_64.rpm [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# rpm -q subscription-manager subscription-manager-0.96.18-1.el6_2.x86_64 [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# subscription-manager list --installed +-------------------------------------------+ Installed Product Status +-------------------------------------------+ ProductName: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Version: 6.2 Arch: x86_64 Status: Not Subscribed Starts: Expires: [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cat /var/lib/rhsm/productid.js { "69":"anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux.x86_64" } [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# ^^^ PRODUCT ID 69 IS INSTALLED AND LIFE IS GOOD NOW LET'S YUM INSTALL A LOCAL PACKAGE [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security, : subscription-manager Updating certificate-based repositories. This system is not registered with RHN. RHN Satellite or RHN Classic support will be disabled. repolist: 0 [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# rpm -e zsh [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# yum -q -y localinstall /tmp/zsh.rpm This system is not registered with RHN. RHN Satellite or RHN Classic support will be disabled. Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# rpm -q zsh zsh-4.3.10-4.1.el6.x86_64 [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# ^^^ AN RPM HAS BEEN LOCALLY INSTALLED WHILE NO REPOS ARE ACTIVE repolist:0 LET'S VERIFY THE INSTALLED PRODUCT REMAINS... [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# subscription-manager list --installed +-------------------------------------------+ Installed Product Status +-------------------------------------------+ ProductName: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Version: 6.2 Arch: x86_64 Status: Not Subscribed Starts: Expires: [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# cat /var/lib/rhsm/productid.js { "69":"anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux.x86_64" } [root@rhsm-compat-rhel62 ~]# ^^^ YES. THE INSTALLED PRODUCT REMAINS INSTALLED. BUG FIX IS VERIFIED!
Also confirmed that the failure in comment 6 occurs on s390x with... [root@ibm-z10-29 ~]# rpm -q subscription-manager subscription-manager-0.96.17-1.el6.s390x And VERIFIED that the fix in comment 7 occurs occurs on s390x with... [root@ibm-z10-29 ~]# rpm -q subscription-manager subscription-manager-0.96.18-1.el6_2.s390x
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0562.html