[Spacewalk-list] Error while executing packages action: empty transaction [[6]]

[Milan Zazrivec]

On Friday 11 May 2012 10:01:01 ŚLIPEK Krzysztof wrote:
> Thank's for your answer. I have version 1.5.11-1.el5 from spacewalk-client
> 1.5 repo. I'm going to upgrade SW server from 1.5 to 1.7 and what is the
> best resolution for me - upgrade package to version from spacewalk-client
> 1.7 repo or downgrade to latest RHEL version or apply this patch? How
> about this patch - what I have to do?

Actually, in your case, you'd have to upgrade to yum-rhn-plugin-1.8.1-1
from current Spacewalk client nightly (the fix is not present in Spacewalk
client 1.7). Or -- well -- wait for RHEL 6.3 :-)

-MZ

> >------------------------------
> >Message: 3
> >Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 14:01:59 +0200
> >From: Milan Zazrivec <mzazrivec at redhat.com>
> >To: spacewalk-list at redhat.com
> >
> >Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Error while executing packages action:
> >	empty	transaction [[6]]
> >
> >Message-ID: <201205101401.59154.mzazrivec at redhat.com>
> >Content-Type: Text/Plain;  charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> I have applied many erratas using SW 1.5 server and on few there is an
> >> error "Error while executing packages action: empty transaction [[6]]".
> >> Mostly it occur on "Errata Update: RHBA-2012:0297:R5-64-1 - python bug
> >> fix update" and "Errata Update: RHSA-2011:1326:R5-64-1 - Moderate:
> >> pango security update". When I check installed version of rpms it's up
> >> to date. I've tried to execute yum clean all before rhn_check -vvv but
> >> error is the same. What does it mean? Can I ignore this error?
> >
> >What version of yum-rhn-plugin do you have?
> >
> >If it's the one from spacewalk-client repo (i.e. not stock RHEL), does the 
following patch:
> >    http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=spacewalk.git;a=commitdiff;h=eaca0f
> >    a4b2a602d8faea0d0f1848c83574d9865f
> >
> >resolve the issue for you?
> >
> >-MZ
> 
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