[rhn-users] RHN Proxy install

[mike at mommabears.com]

Quoting Todd Warner <taw at redhat.com>:

> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, MJang wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > I'd appreciate a bit of troubleshooting help here.
> >
> > Still working on getting RHN Proxy Server 3.6 going. I think I have
> > everything configured to the Proxy Server and Client config guides as
> > documented at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/RHNetwork/
> >
> > I have RHN Proxy Server 3.6 installed on a RHEL 3 AS computer, have
> > verified that squid, httpd, and jabberd router are active with the
> > following command
> >
> > service rhn-proxy status
> >
> > I've created and dist the SSL keys, PRIVATE to the local proxy
> > computer's /usr/share/rhn, TRUSTED to one client's RHEL 3
> > WS's /usr/share/rhn
> >
> > When I try to connect from the RHEL 3 WS command line with up2date, I
> > get the following message (acutal URL deleted):
> >
> > https://xxx.xxx.xxx/XMLRPC
> > https://xxx.xxx.xxx/XMLRPC
> > https://xxx.xxx.xxx/XMLRPC
> > https://xxx.xxx.xxx/XMLRPC
> > https://xxx.xxx.xxx/XMLRPC
> > Error communicating with server. The message was:
> > Connection refused
> >
> > I've disabled all firewalls, I can connect via browser directly to
> >
> > https://xxx.xxx.xxx,
> >
> > and I get the "Red Hat Network Proxy" logo.
> >
> > Troubleshooting suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
>
> Is this connected to a RHN hosted or a satellite?

It's direct to https://xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com/XMLRPC

up2date from the Proxy Server computer works fine.

Thanks,
Mike