After clicking in circles on the red hat site looking for support, I decided to come here. I’m experiencing a problem with up2date that is supposed to have been fixed by an earlier version of up2date. After trying up2date -u I get this in my /var/log/up2date:


[Wed Oct 7 10:41:46 2009] up2date updating login info
[Wed Oct 7 10:41:46 2009] up2date logging into up2date server
[Wed Oct 7 10:41:47 2009] up2date successfully retrieved authentication token from up2date server
[Wed Oct 7 10:41:47 2009] up2date availablePackageList from network
[Wed Oct 7 10:44:56 2009] up2date installing packages: ['bind-9.2.4-30.el4_8.4', 'bind-libs-9.2.4-30.el4_8.4', 'bind-utils-9.2.4-30.el4_8.4', 'cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3', 'cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3', 'cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3', 'cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3', 'curl-7.12.1-11.1.el4_8.1', 'curl-7.12.1-11.1.el4_8.1', 'device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-35.el4', 'dhclient-3.0.1-65.el4_8.1', 'dhcp-3.0.1-65.el4_8.1', 'evolution28-pango-1.14.9-11.el4_7', 'freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7', 'freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7', 'freetype-devel-2.1.9-10.el4.7', 'freetype-utils-2.1.9-10.el4.7', 'gdb-6.3.0.0-1.162.el4', 'gftp-2.0.18-1.el4', 'ghostscript-7.07-33.11.el4', 'ghostscript-7.07-33.11.el4', 'gnome-panel-2.8.1-10.el4', 'gnome-panel-devel-2.8.1-10.el4', 'gnutls-1.0.20-4.el4_8.3', 'gnutls-1.0.20-4.el4_8.3', 'hwdata-0.146.33.EL-17', 'imlib-1.9.13-25.el4_8.2', 'imlib-1.9.13-25.el4_8.2', 'java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.10-1jpp.6.el4', 'kdelibs-3.3.1-14.el4', 'kdelibs-3.3.1-14.el4', 'krb5-devel-1.3.4-62.el4', 'krb5-libs-1.3.4-62.el4', 'krb5-libs-1.3.4-62.el4', 'krb5-workstation-1.3.4-62.el4', 'lam-7.1.2-19.el4', 'lam-libs-7.1.2-19.el4', 'lam-libs-7.1.2-19.el4', 'libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.4', 'libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.4', 'libtiff-devel-3.6.1-12.el4_8.4', 'libvorbis-1.1.0-3.el4_8.2', 'libvorbis-1.1.0-3.el4_8.2', 'libxml2-2.6.16-12.7', 'libxml2-2.6.16-12.7', 'libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.7', 'lvm2-2.02.42-5.el4_8.2', 'mod_jk-ap20-1.2.28-1jpp_3rh', 'neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2', 'neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2', 'netpbm-10.35.58-6.el4', 'netpbm-10.35.58-6.el4', 'netpbm-devel-10.35.58-6.el4', 'netpbm-progs-10.35.58-6.el4', 'newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1', 'newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1', 'newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1', 'nfs-utils-1.0.6-93.EL4', 'nfs-utils-lib-1.0.6-10.el4', 'nspr-4.7.5-1.el4_8', 'nspr-4.7.5-1.el4_8', 'nss-3.12.3.99.3-1.el4_8.2', 'nss-3.12.3.99.3-1.el4_8.2', 'nss_ldap-253-7.el4', 'nss_ldap-253-7.el4', 'ntp-4.2.0.a.20040617-8.el4_7.2', 'numactl-0.6.4-1.42', 'numactl-0.6.4-1.42', 'openldap-2.2.13-12.el4_8.2', 'openldap-2.2.13-12.el4_8.2', 'openldap-clients-2.2.13-12.el4_8.2', 'openldap-devel-2.2.13-12.el4_8.2', 'openmpi-1.2.8-4.el4', 'openmpi-devel-1.2.8-4.el4', 'openmpi-devel-1.2.8-4.el4', 'openmpi-libs-1.2.8-4.el4', 'openmpi-libs-1.2.8-4.el4', 'oprofile-0.8.1-36', 'pango-1.6.0-14.4_7', 'pango-1.6.0-14.4_7', 'pango-devel-1.6.0-14.4_7', 'perl-Cyrus-2.2.12-10.el4_8.4', 'prelink-0.3.3-1.EL4', 'procps-3.2.3-8.17', 'python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2', 'python-devel-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2', 'redhat-release-4AS-9', 'rhn-applet-2.1.29-4.el4', 'rhnlib-2.1.4-7.el4', 'rpmdb-redhat-4-0.20090504', 'rsh-0.17-25.4.1', 'samba-common-3.0.33-0.17.el4', 'samba-common-3.0.33-0.17.el4', 'setup-2.5.37-4.el4', 'sos-1.7-9.35.el4', 'strace-4.5.16-1.el4_8.2', 'sysstat-5.0.5-25.el4', 'system-config-lvm-1.1.4-1.3.el4_8.1', 'tzdata-2009m-1.el4', 'udev-039-10.29.el4', 'up2date-gnome-4.8.1-33.el4_8.1', 'util-linux-2.12a-24.el4', 'xmlsec1-1.2.6-3.1', 'xmlsec1-1.2.6-3.1', 'xmlsec1-devel-1.2.6-3.1', 'xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.6-3.1', 'xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.6-3.1', 'xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.63', 'xorg-x11-xfs-6.8.2-1.EL.63']
[Wed Oct 7 10:45:01 2009] up2date allAvailablePackageList from network
[Wed Oct 7 10:45:01 2009] up2date File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 1315, in ?
sys.exit(main() or 0)
File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 816, in main
fullUpdate, dryRun=options.dry_run))
File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 1163, in batchRun
batch.run()
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateBatch.py", line 99, in run
self.__installPackages()
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateBatch.py", line 258, in __installPackages
self.kernelsToInstall = up2date.installPackages(self.packagesToInstall, self.rpmCallback)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 870, in installPackages
runTransaction(ts, added, removed,rpmCallback, rollbacktrans = rollbacktrans)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 731, in runTransaction
(ts, deps, added) = solve_deps(ts, deps, added)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 669, in solve_deps
allPkgs = rhnPackageInfo.getAllAvailableAllArchPackageList()
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnPackageInfo.py", line 278, in getAllAvailableAllArchPackageList
package_list = allAvailablePackageList(
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnPackageInfo.py", line 218, in allAvailablePackageList
progressCallback = progressCallback )
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 238, in doCall
ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoDirector.py", line 25, in listAllPackages
return self.handlers[channel['type']].listAllPackages(channel, msgCallback, progressCallback)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 241, in listAllPackages
msgCallback, progressCallback)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/up2dateRepo.py", line 295, in listAllPackages
rpmSourceUtils.saveListToDisk(list, filePath,globPattern)
File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSourceUtils.py", line 54, in saveListToDisk
infostring = rpclib.xmlrpclib.dumps((list, ""))
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 961, in dumps
data = m.dumps(params)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 604, in dumps
dump(v, write)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 616, in __dump
f(self, value, write)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 708, in dump_instance
self.dump_struct(value.__dict__, write)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 694, in dump_struct
dump(value[k], write)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 616, in __dump
f(self, value, write)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py", line 620, in dump_nil
raise TypeError, "cannot marshal None unless allow_none is enabled"

Obviously nothing got updated. According to most of the documentation I have found, this should have been fixed in up2date-4.4.5-1. My up2date version is up2date-4.8.1-33.el4_8.1. Ideas anyone?

Oh right, this is RHEL4 2.6.9-55.0.9.ELlargesmp. Not that I think it will matter too much.

Thanks