[WBEL-users] RHN up2date desktop applet still not working
Gary Mansell
Gary.Mansell@ricardo.com
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:34:34 +0000
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Hi,
I have changed my repo to a file based yum type instead of dir which
works fine - thanks for that.
Up2date works fine with this new repo but the rhn applet still stays
grey. I have tried touching the systemid file - I don't get the dialog
asking whether I want to register for RHN but I do still get the
unhandled exception error.
It looks to me like I will have to try the newer rpm - 2.1.7 if I want
this to work. Are there any changes that need to be made once I have
installed this rpm as it is a Redhat rather than a WBEL rpm?
On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 16:54, William Hooper wrote:
> Gary Mansell said:
> > Everything is hashed out in the sources file apart from the dir line
>=20
> Hmm. I wonder if your issue is some kind of fall-back and rhn-applet
> doesn't support dir. I'll have to look into that and get back to you.
>=20
> > Further info:
> >
> > If I click the applet icon I get an error message saying unhandled
> > exception and a pop up saying: "Your system does not seem to be
> > registered with the Redhat Netrwork" with two buttons "Register" or
> > "Cancel"
>=20
> This, unfortunately, is normal. WB uses the rhn-applet that FC1
> originally shipped with that has this bug. Upgrading to a newer
> rhn-applet will fix it. IIRC you can also touch
> /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid to make it think you are registered.
>=20
> > Here is the text of the unhandled exception window:
> >
> > Exception type exceptions.KeyError
> >
> > Exception Handler Information
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
>=20
> This is also interesting. As I said, I will try to look into the dir
> support this evening. In the mean time if you want to try upgrading,
> another thing to try would be to set your mirror up as a yum =
"file:///"
> type instead of dir (since I assume you are grabbing the headers in =
your
> rsync anyway). I've included the "official unofficial" location for =
the
> rhn-applet updates below. I've been using 2.1.7 since I built my =
current
> WBEL machine and haven't had a problem. If you are interested I can =
send
> you the location my whitebox-released fixed RPM (off list of course, =
don't
> want to kill my DSL line).
>=20
> http://people.redhat.com/~veillard/testing/FC1/i386/rhn-applet/
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Gary Mansell
Technical Computing Team Leader
IT Department
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Hi,<BR>
<BR>
I have changed my repo to a file based yum type instead of dir which =
works fine - thanks for that.<BR>
<BR>
Up2date works fine with this new repo but the rhn applet still stays =
grey. I have tried touching the systemid file - I don't get the dialog =
asking whether I want to register for RHN but I do still get the =
unhandled exception error.<BR>
<BR>
It looks to me like I will have to try the newer rpm - 2.1.7 if I want =
this to work. Are there any changes that need to be made once I have =
installed this rpm as it is a Redhat rather than a WBEL rpm?<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 16:54, William Hooper wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR=3D"#737373"><I>Gary Mansell said:
> Everything is hashed out in the sources file apart from the dir =
line
Hmm. I wonder if your issue is some kind of fall-back and rhn-applet
doesn't support dir. I'll have to look into that and get back to you.
> Further info:
>
> If I click the applet icon I get an error message saying unhandled
> exception and a pop up saying: "Your system does not seem to =
be
> registered with the Redhat Netrwork" with two buttons =
"Register" or
> "Cancel"
This, unfortunately, is normal. WB uses the rhn-applet that FC1
originally shipped with that has this bug. Upgrading to a newer
rhn-applet will fix it. IIRC you can also touch
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid to make it think you are registered.
> Here is the text of the unhandled exception window:
>
> Exception type exceptions.KeyError
>
> Exception Handler Information
> Traceback (most recent call last):
This is also interesting. As I said, I will try to look into the dir
support this evening. In the mean time if you want to try upgrading,
another thing to try would be to set your mirror up as a yum =
"</FONT><A HREF=3D"file:///"><U>file:///"</U></A>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#737373">type instead of dir (since I assume you are =
grabbing the headers in your
rsync anyway). I've included the "official unofficial" =
location for the
rhn-applet updates below. I've been using 2.1.7 since I built my =
current
WBEL machine and haven't had a problem. If you are interested I can =
send
you the location my whitebox-released fixed RPM (off list of course, =
don't
want to kill my DSL line).
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Technical Computing Team Leader
IT Department
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West Sussex. Internet: www.ricardo.com
BN43 5FG E-Mail: Gary.Mansell@ricardo.com
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