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Description of problem: rhn_check reports the attempt to update packages already updated as a failure from time to time Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): seen on rhn-client-tools.noarch 1.0.0-73.el6 How reproducible: all the time Steps to Reproduce: 1. install a RHEL6.0 or 6.1 and register to rhn (package list needs to be uploaded) 2. update yum*, *rhn*, *rpm* to the latest version 3. disabled rhnsd 4. on rhn, enable the automatic installation of erratas 4. update the system to the latest version using yum ; do not update profile information. (we consider customers may want to do this to apply high level security erratas, but this is the best way to see the problem on a global scale) 5. enable the automatic installation of erratas 6. either wait for rhnsd to pick the job or run rhn_check with no debug option Actual results: on rhn the event list will list a lot of the installations as "failed" Expected results: on rhn the packages already updated should show in the history as "passed". Additional info: the reproducer is wider than the usage of the customer on purpose. a customer may want only to install critical erratas before the job is picked from rhn as per policies or other reasons, and the events from automated errata installation will be "failed" erroneously for some of these.
spacewalk.git master: eaca0fa4b2a602d8faea0d0f1848c83574d9865f
Reproduced: new (child)channel "TestChannel" with dummy packages zsh-5.0.0-1 zsh-dev-5.0.0.1 client subscribed to this channel, zsh + zsh-dev installed with yum (so server knew about packages) new (child)channel "TestChannel2" with dummy packages zsh-5.0.1-1 zsh-dev-5.0.1.1 + erratum containing this two dummy packages (published erratum) client subscribed to TestChannel2 installed (.rpm) packages with rpm (so server didn't know about it) scheduled errata application # rhn_check -vv (even "reschedule" led to fail). After upgrade to yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1-40.el6 reschedule went ok. Redoing described scenario worked ok. Also checked that via WebUI scheduled installs & updates are working. (With both rhn_check and with osad.)
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-2012-0752.html