Good question There is an embeded man file you can extract with the pod2txt command or any of the other pod2... commands but there isn't a howto yet but if you would like latter I can send you an example wrapper shell script I use with it that should make it fairly obvious I should write a howto in the wiki though and will try to get to it soon. One simple note whenever the documentation mentions an errata source its talking about RHN by default or a satillite/spacewalk server or channel which contains the erratas you want to duplicate. And the target is the spacewalk server and channel you want to populate. <div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 15, 2012 4:30 PM, <<a href="mailto:fnwsa@yahoo.com">fnwsa@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>Hi Paul,</div><div> </div><div>I've just downloaded your script <a href="http://eva-direct-errata-sync.pl" target="_blank">eva-direct-errata-sync.pl</a> and trying to use it. Is there a README or HowTo document that users can use? Thanks a lot! </div><div> </div><div>nz </div> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> From: Paul Robert Marino <<a href="mailto:prmarino1@gmail.com" target="_blank">prmarino1@gmail.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:48:46 PM Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] rhn-clone-errata.py running issue </div> Yea this looks like you both hit the same 503 error. The sync script I wrote is designed to be tolerant of faults on the API requests and continue processing the next errata, rhn-clone-errata is designed to crash on API faults. Since it the same error there was probably a glitch on one or more of RedHats web servers before their load balances caught the fault or possibly they were in the middle of a code push to their servers and you hit the wrong server in the wrong split second. On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Boyd, Robert <<a href="mailto:Robert.Boyd@peoplefluent.com" target="_blank">Robert.Boyd@peoplefluent.com</a>> wrote: > I was getting 503 errors for about 30-60 minutes today as well running Paul > Robert Marino’s eva-errata-sync code. I think Red Hat was having issues > with their Errata service. > > > > Robert > > > > From: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com" target="_blank">spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</a> > [mailto:<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com" target="_blank">spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</a>] On Behalf Of <a href="mailto:fnwsa@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fnwsa@yahoo.com</a> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 11:21 AM > To: <a href="mailto:fnwsa@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fnwsa@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> > Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] rhn-clone-errata.py running issue > > > > When I changed the -c option, I got: > > > > # python /root/rhn-clone-errata.py -s localhost -l swusername -p swpassword > -c rhel-i386-server-5 --publish --verbose -v > RHBA-2012:1016 > Fault Code: -208 Fault String: redstone.xmlrpc.XmlRpcFault: The > errata RHBA-2012:1016:R5-32 cannot be found. > Errata RHBA-2012:1016:R5-32 Doesn't Exist on localhost ... > ProtocolError: 503 - Service Temporarily Unavailable > 6/20/12 - e2fsprogs bug fix update > Errata Created: 1 > Fault Code: 1201 - redstone.xmlrpc.XmlRpcFault: Invalid channel label > Error Creating Errata! > ^C > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 643, in <module> > main() > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 633, in main > spwPublish = mySPW.errataPublish (spwErrataName, > [chanMap[options.src_channel]], 0) > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 375, in errataPublish > errata = self.server.errata.publish(self.rhnSession,name,channels) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1199, in __call__ > return self.__send(self.__name, args) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1489, in __request > verbose=self.__verbose > File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1253, in request > return self._parse_response(h.getfile(), sock) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1392, in _parse_response > return u.close() > File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 838, in close > raise Fault(**self._stack[0]) > xmlrpclib.Fault: <Fault 1201: 'redstone.xmlrpc.XmlRpcFault: Invalid channel > label'> > > nz > > > > ________________________________ > > From: "<a href="mailto:fnwsa@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fnwsa@yahoo.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:fnwsa@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fnwsa@yahoo.com</a>> > To: "<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a>> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:52:41 AM > Subject: [Spacewalk-list] rhn-clone-errata.py running issue > > > > Hi, I am working on rhn-clone-errata.py now. I've made the following changes > to it: > > userRHN = 'myRHNusername' > passRHN = 'myRHNpassword' > > 'rhel-i386-server-5': 'spacewalk_channel_rhel_5_i386', > > > > # python /root/rhn-clone-errata.py -s localhost -l swusername -p swpassword > -c spacewalk_channel_rhel_5_i386 --publish --verbose > > ^C (Control+c) > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 643, in <module> > main() > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 559, in main > if chanMap[options.src_channel] is None: > KeyError: 'spacewalk_channel_rhel_5_i386' > > # python /root/rhn-clone-errata.py -s localhost -l swusername -p swpassword > --publish --verbose > ^C (Control+c) > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 643, in <module> > main() > File "/root/rhn-clone-errata.py", line 559, in main > if chanMap[options.src_channel] is None: > KeyError: None > > > > Why did it not show any output and I have to use "Control+c" to stop the > process? What else do I need to modified in rhn-clone-errata.py? > > > > Thank you in advance! > > > > nz > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> </div> </div> </div></div> _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> </blockquote></div>