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• registration should not look for cert when using the insecure http protocol. The certificate should only
matter when using the secure, https, protocol. (
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• rhn_register should now be able to identify kvm guests by sending the uuid and virt type to the
server through smbios data. The kvm guests will be identified as kvm/qemu upon successfully
registration.(
BZ#495615
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All Red Hat Network users are advised to install this updated package which addresses these issues.
1.193. rhnlib
1.193.1. RHBA-2009:1353: bug fix and enhancement update
An updated rhnlib package that fixes various bugs and adds two enhancements is now available.
rhnlib is a collection of Python modules used by the Red Hat Network (RHN) software.
This updated package addresses the following bugs:
• when redirected to the content provider for packages, rhn client would not correctly register changes
in protocol, which would result in a TypeError. (
BZ#489920
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• when attempting to download multiple packages, only the first redirect URL would be stored, so not
all packages pulled down would be correct. Changes in protocol and URLs are now tracked and
redirecting should work as expected. (
BZ#489921
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• when a package could not be found on the content delivery network, rhnlib would make an incorrect
request to the original host, and use this URL for subsequent attempts to locate the package.
rhn client now requests a fresh redirect when a package cannot be located on the network.
(
BZ#492638
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• if an attempt to open a file in /tmp failed, the SmartIO.py module would enter a loop and make
multiple attempts to open the same file. If these all failed, the module would exit with an error.
The module provided in this updated package instead uses mkstemp to create a file with a unique
filename. This has a greater chance of success and uses system resources more efficiently.
(
BZ#499858
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This package also adds the following enhancements:
• rhnlib has been enhanced and should now be able to handle any redirect requests sent down by
Red Hat Network servers. (
BZ#484245
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• users were constrained to use the /tmp directory on the server's file system to store temporary
transport files for transfer to the clients, and required space on client machines where the temporary
transport files could be stored during installation. The version of rhnlib included with this advisory
allows end-users to define their own temporary directory in which to spool temporary transport files.
(
BZ#499860
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All Red Hat Network users are advised to install this package which fixes these bugs and adds these
enhancements