I need help updating my RedHat Linux up2date program, so that it can
connect to RedHat's up2date service, as it used to do before its
authentication certificate expired.  There is some problem with
upgrading the relevant packages, although I followed the instructions
at http://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt.

The up2date that is running is the old process.  The 'rpm' command
does not tell me that the upgrade was a success.  All details are
below.

Although I realize it may be required, the instructions do not say to
stop and start the up2date processes or any other processes.  Could
you please advise with complete instructions.  I need to get several
parts of this RedHat Linux 7.2 system up2date.

See this command line output:

[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]#
[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# l
total 752
3681268 drwx------    2 544      513          4096 Sep 19 07:04 .
2899333 drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root         4096 Sep 19 07:03 ..
3681271 -rwx------    1 544      513        196437 Sep 19 06:29
rhn_register-2[1].8.27-1.7.2.i386.rpm
3681272 -rwx------    1 544      513         73461 Sep 19 06:28
rhn_register-gnome-2[1].8.27-1.7.2.i386.rpm
3681273 -rwx------    1 544      513        360973 Sep 19 06:28
up2date-2[1].8.40-2.7.2.i386.rpm
3681274 -rwx------    1 544      513         99152 Sep 19 06:27
up2date-gnome-2[1].8.40-2.7.2.i386.rpm
3681275 -rwx------    1 root     root         5843 Sep 19 07:04
update_instructions.txt
[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# rpm -qa | grep up2date
up2date-gnome-2.8.39-1.7.2
up2date-2.8.39-1.7.2
[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# rpm -Fvh up2date-*
[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# rpm -qa | grep up2date
up2date-gnome-2.8.39-1.7.2
up2date-2.8.39-1.7.2

Do you see how I followed the instructions but no error is reported
and the old packages are still reported?

Sincerely,
  CB


rhn-feedback+1734615-46119@rhn.redhat.com wrote:

>Dear sir,
>Please do this to check the version you installed:
> rpm -qa|grep up2date
>
>If you have installed two versions of up2dates, then you need to
delete all of them, then re-install with the new version.
>
>If you just installed one version, and it's the new version listed
at:
> https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt
>
>Then please update with the details here, so that we can help you
further.
>
>
>
>Thanks for writing to rhn support. If you have any other concerns
regarding rhn, please feel free to write back.
>Best regards,
>Red Hat Network Team
>
>
>
>CB writes:
>
>  
>
>>I updated my one and only RHN system (RH Linux 7.2 i386) to the
up2date
>>packages.  But still the server won't check in to RHN.   I've done
>>everything in your troubleshooting list.  See below for my exact
commands
>>and the server response.  

>>
>>Exact server commands & responses:
>>
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# telnet
>>xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com 443
>>Trying 66.187.232.101...
>>Connected to xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com.
>>Escape character is '^]'.
>>
>>
>>
>>Connection closed by foreign host.
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# chkconfig --level 345
>>rhnsd on
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# service rhnsd start
>>Starting Red Hat Network Daemon:
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# up2date -p
>>Error communicating with server.  The message was:
>>SSL_connect error
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# ps -axwww | grep
rhn_check
>>
>>31468 pts/0	 S	0:00 grep rhn_check
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# rm -rf
/var/lib/rpm/__db*
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# rpm --rebuilddb
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# up2date -p
>>Error communicating with server.  The message was:
>>SSL_connect error
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# telnet
>>xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com 443
>>Trying 66.187.232.101...
>>Connected to xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com.
>>Escape character is '^]'.
>>test
>>quit
>>Connection closed by foreign host.
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# chkconfig --level 345
>>rhnsd on
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# service rhnsd start
>>Starting Red Hat Network Daemon:
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# up2date -p
>>Error communicating with server.  The message was:
>>SSL_connect error
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]# ps -axwww | grep
rhn_check
>>
>>31499 pts/0	 S	0:00 grep rhn_check
>>[root@localhost up2date_upgrade_for_rh_7dot2]#
>>