Description of problem: # koan --replace-self - looking for Cobbler at http://cobbler.cora.nwra.com:80/cobbler_api the rhpl or ethtool module is required to use this feature (is your OS>=EL3?) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): koan-2.2.2-1.fc17.noarch
This is not required because it's an either/or situation: def get_network_info(): try: import ethtool except: try: import rhpl.ethtool ethtool = rhpl.ethtool except: raise InfoException("the rhpl or ethtool module is required to use this feature (is your OS>=EL3?)") Adding a requirement on one would exclude the other, so neither are required and the import error is handled gracefully with a suggestion to install the one available for your distro.
I disagree. I filed this bug against *Fedora*, not cobbler in general. In Fedora, there is no rhpl.ethtool, only python-ethtool, and it should be required by the Fedora koan package.