On the client side, could you run rhn_check -vv. Any additional errors in /var/log/up2date? On the server side, are there any errors in /var/log/rhn/rhn_server_xmlrpc.log? - Thanks and good luck From: "Ames, Justin" <james@guardianresearch.org> To: "spacewalk-list@redhat.com" <spacewalk-list@redhat.com> Date: 06/09/2017 08:55 AM Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Issues with kickstarted systems. [External] Sent by: spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com <hr noshade> Thanks for the help, but I have discovered that this issue: Could not retrieve action item from server <RetryServer for spacewalk.xxx.lan/XMLRPC> Error code: 1While running 'queue.get': caught <type 'exceptions.TypeError'> : ipaddr() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given) Is happening on all my systems now… Thanks, Justin Ames, RHCSA System Administrator | Guardian Research Network <img src=cid:_4_0CA150040CA14D980057248C8625813A style="border:0px solid;"> 397-C Serpentine Dr | Spartanburg, SC 29303 o: 864-560-5058 | c: 864-359-9050 e: <a href=mailto:james@guardianresearch.org>james@guardianresearch.org </a> | w:<a href=http://www.guardianresearch.org/>GuardianResearch.org</a> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. From: spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com [<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com">mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</a>] On Behalf Of William H. ten Bensel Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2017 3:34 PM To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Issues with kickstarted systems. [External] Be aware: [This message came from outside of Spartanburg Regional Network] I have updated the bug/enhancement request to see if it is possible to separate out the "Registration and server actions" into two sections of 1. download/install of rpms and 2. registration. Then with that being separated, allow the admin to enable/disable the download/install of rpms in the scripts section. This would still allow support for older distributions or distributions that do not come with the rhn packages. This would also allow for distributions with newer/older packages to still function without the worry of "pune to puny" issues and allow admins the ability to specify a specific repo/channel in the kickstart AND the packages to install in the software section of the kickstart. - Thanks and good luck From: "William H. ten Bensel" <<a href=mailto:WHTENBEN@up.com>WHTENBEN@up.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> Date: 06/08/2017 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Issues with kickstarted systems. Sent by: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com">spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</a><div align=center><hr noshade></div> This email originated from outside of the company. Please use discretion if opening attachments or clicking on links. <div align=center><hr></div> The registration issues, during kickstart and manual, are related... The registration failure is caused by the kickstart script, "Registration and server actions" as it does not do dependency checks when doing the following command: rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs --replacefiles /tmp/rhn_rpms/optional/pyOpenSSL* /tmp/rhn_rpms/optional/rhnlib* /tmp/rhn_rpms/optional/libxml2-python* /tmp/rhn_rpms/optional/libxml2* I had the same exact problem (<a href="https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-list/2015-November/msg00130.html">https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-list/2015-November/msg00130.html</a>) and the following scripts were the only way that I could figure it out. Hope this helps... - Thanks and good luck Systems -> kickstart -> profile -> name -> Scripts -> The following script needs to come BEFORE "Registration and server actions" Script Name: FIX_REGISTRATION_BUG Script Execution Time: Post Script nochroot (YES, checked) Template(YES, checked) Script Contents: ( I created a snippet, because I use it in ALL of my kickstarts). $SNIPPET('spacewalk/1/FIX_REGISTRATION_BUG') Contents of snippet: if [ -f /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm ]; then mv -f /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm /mnt/sysimage/bin/origrpm echo '#!/bin/bash' > /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo '#This script is to prevent newer versions of rhn, libxml, pyOpenSSL from being installed' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo '#Hack around <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280167'">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280167'</a>>> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo '#The post nochroot script, will mv /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm to /mnt/sysimage/bin/origrpm and add the following to rpm' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo '#Then in the first post snippet, mv -f /bin/origrpm /bin/rpm.' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' ' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo 'if [[ "$@" =~ "Uvh" ]]; then' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' echo "Not installing \"$@\""' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo 'else' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' isLinux7=`grep "release 7" /etc/redhat-release`' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' if [[ "$@" =~ "--import" ]] && [[ -n "$isLinux7" ]]; then' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' /bin/rpmkeys "$@"' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' else' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' /bin/origrpm "$@"' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo ' fi' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm echo 'fi' >> /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm chmod 755 /mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm which rpm fi The following script needs to come AFTER "Registration and server actions" Script Name: RESTORE_RPM Script Execution Time: Post Script Template(YES, checked) Script Contents: ( I created a snippet, because I use it in ALL of my kickstarts). $SNIPPET('spacewalk/1/RESTORE_RPM') Contents of snippet: # <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280167">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280167</a> # changing back from FIX_REGISTRATION_BUG Snippet if [ -f /bin/origrpm ]; then mv -f /bin/origrpm /bin/rpm echo "moved rpm back" fi From: "Ames, Justin" <<a href=mailto:james@guardianresearch.org>james@guardianresearch.org</a>> To: "'spacewalk-list@redhat.com'" <<a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a>> Date: 06/08/2017 11:48 AM Subject: [Spacewalk-list] Issues with kickstarted systems. Sent by: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com">spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</a><div align=center><hr noshade></div> This email originated from outside of the company. Please use discretion if opening attachments or clicking on links. <div align=center><hr></div> I am having issues with my kickstarted CentOS systems. First they do not register due to the change from pune to puny between the rhntools in the CentOS 7.3 base. Then when I do register them, I get: Could not retrieve action item from server <RetryServer for spacewalk.grn.lan/XMLRPC> Error code: 1While running 'queue.get': caught <type 'exceptions.TypeError'> : ipaddr() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given) After that I also get it when I run rhn_check. Anyone have any ideas were to look to see what is happening? Thanks, Justin Ames, RHCSA This email originated from outside of the company. 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