[rhn-users] RHN Proxy Server Requirements

[Todd Warner]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Jonathan Fischer wrote:

> Can the RHN Proxy Server be installed on Red Hat Enterprise AS 3?  The
> whitepaper and requirements listed for it on the website indicated that
> only AS 2.1 was supported, while the documentation that came as part of
> the ISO download says AS 2.1 Update 3 or later.
> 
> Jonathan Fischer

Working on it! :)

It's non-trivial due to the python change (and associated libraries) and
the 8000 other things on my and other's todo list. RHN Proxy (and
Satellite) on RHEL 3 AS has moved *way* up in priority though. I have
been actively working on this particular issue for some time now. Of
course, RHN Proxy is a markedly easier port due to the lesser reliance
on outside tools/libraries.

ETA? I believe we are allowed to say... later this year.

Why haven't we done it yet? Namely because there was no need -- AS 2.1,
just like all the RHEL products, has a nice long supported lifetime and
the product works just dandy on it.

Regardless, it needs to happen, customers want it, so... it's coming. :)

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