[rhn-users] RH9 Ongoing struggle to get installed... (gs040419a)

[Donald Lambert]

Gene,

I would say that your rpm command was incorrect.  You do not want
to freshen (-F) the files, but rather upgrade (-U).

The iso up2date is not fubar'd but rather has an old certificate shipped
with it.  The new package contains the proper certificate.

So download the up2date* rpms (I think you already did it.).
Then run rpm -Uvh up2date*

That should solve your up2date issues.

Good Luck,

-- Donnie



Gene Sears (MUMC) wrote:
> Have not been able to get Up2date to complete successfully. It was 
> suggested that I manually download the up2date files, and update them.  
> The RHN suggested that too, hinting that the Up2date in the ISO had 
> problems.  Unfortunately it has just been assumed that it would be known 
> what folder to put them in.  Still don't have a clue.  I ran "up2date 
> --configure", and copied down the paths listed there, then I ran "man 
> up2date", where the same paths were listed, and /var/spool/up2date/ was 
> identified as the one where packages were placed.  I downloaded the 
> files on a functional PC, put them on a CD, then took them to the 
> tortured and afflicted PC (no no, that's me), and copied them to 
> /var/spool/up2date/.  They then passed the md5sum test.  When I ran RPM 
> -Fhv up2date-* (or -Fvh, it was correct when I did it, I'm now at the 
> functional PC), something calling itself "Glob" reported that it 
> couldn't find up2date-*.  All this was done with me logged as root and 
> at /root
>  
> Suggestions please, including where (on the PC) to put the manually 
> downloaded RPMs.
>  
> I have discovered that if you start VIM  as "VIM .." you can explore the 
> folder structure.  Is there another more appropriate tool that can be 
> used for that when X won't run?
>  
> Gene
>  
> Other, perhaps pertinent information:
> The PC is a K7SOM mainboard based clone, (1015 Hz Duron CPU, 128MB RAM 
> /32 shared w/video, integrated SiS 650/740 video, sound, and Ethernet).  
> It is able to ping or be pinged on the LAN, and can ping hosts on the 
> Internet.
>  
> Other RedHat Lists emails from/to me in regard to this unfortunate saga 
> can be viewed by searching for 04041 in the Subject lines.
> 
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         Donald Lambert                   Donald.Lambert at Dal.Ca
         Networks and Systems, UCIS       Dalhousie University
         (902) 494-3329             	 http://www.dal.ca/ucis