Oracle Linux: Registering Server With Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) "uln_register" Fails With Error "this error shouldn't have happened" (Doc ID 2172648.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 28, 2016

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.10 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [2.6.39] and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

1. The system has been switched to Oracle Linux.

2. ULN registration with uln_register fails with the error - "this error shouldn't have happened"

3. The /var/log/up2date files shows the below error:

 

Changes

 The system was switched to Oracle Linux following the steps in the https://linux.oracle.com/switch.html web site.

Cause

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