[rhn-users] Adding local dir causes errors?

[Todd Warner]

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Shawn Protsman wrote:

> Hi Todd,
> 
> The server is running version 4.2.33-1:
> 
> [qazmlp at server1 qazmlp]$ rpm -qa | grep up2date
> up2date-4.2.33-1 
> 
> Regards,
> Shawn

We are in the process of finalizing an up2date errata. I just verified
that it fixes that. It should be out... Real Soon Now[tm]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of Todd Warner
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 9:04 AM
> To: Red Hat Network Users List
> Subject: Re: [rhn-users] Adding local dir causes errors?
> 
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Shawn Protsman wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > 1) I added a local directory to the rhn sources file
> > (/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources):
> > 
> > ### an local directory full of packages ### format dir localrpms 
> > /var/spool/RPMS/
> > 
> > 2) Restarted rhnsd:
> > 
> > [root at server1 qazmlp]# /etc/init.d/rhnsd restart
> > Stopping Red Hat Network Daemon:                           [  OK  ]
> > Starting Red Hat Network Daemon:                           [  OK  ]
> > 
> > 3) Tried to run the update:
> > 
> > [root at server1 qazmlp]# up2date -u
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 1174, in ?
> >     sys.exit(main() or 0)
> >   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 772, in main
> >     fullUpdate, dryRun=options.dry_run))
> >   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 1066, in batchRun
> >     batch.run()
> >   File "up2dateBatch.py", line 62, in run
> >   File "up2dateBatch.py", line 97, in __findPackagesToUpdate
> >   File "packageList.py", line 157, in addGlobs
> >   File "rhnPackageInfo.py", line 232, in getAvailablePackageList
> >   File "rhnPackageInfo.py", line 166, in availablePackageList
> >   File "rpcServer.py", line 304, in doCall
> >   File "repoDirector.py", line 20, in listPackages
> >   File "rpmSource.py", line 226, in listPackages
> >   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/dirRepo.py", line 
> > 132, in listPackages
> >     hdr = rpmUtils.readHeaderBlob(hdrBuf.unload())
> > TypeError: readHeaderBlob() takes exactly 2 arguments (1 given)
> > 
> > If I comment out the added line everything works okay.  I have done 
> > this on another RH 3 ES box and it worked fine.  Any ideas what may be
> 
> > going wrong here?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Shawn
> 
> Version of up2date?
> 
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                Head Geek, QA/Sust.Eng. - Red Had Network
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"When the going gets tough, you're halfway through a cliche" -Greg Dean(?)