up2date/YUM - Frequently Asked Questions
(Doc ID 604195.1)
Last updated on MAY 11, 2020
Applies to:
Linux OS - Version Enterprise Linux 4.3 to Oracle Linux 4.8 [Release RHEL4U3 to OL4U8]Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 to Oracle Linux 5.3 [Release OL5 to OL5U3]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Enterprise Linux 3.8 to Enterprise Linux 3.9 [Release RHEL3U8 to RHEL3U9]
Linux x86-64
Linux x86
Linux Itanium
Linux Kernel - Version: 3.8 to 3.9
Linux Kernel - Version: 4.3 to 4.8
Linux Kernel - Version: 5.0 to 5.3
Purpose
This note is a FAQ documenting different issues one can hit during up2date/YUM installation, registration , channel selection, configuration with ULN server.
Please also take a look at :
ULN(Unbreakble Linux Netowrk) FAQ
If some basic knowledge is needed.
Questions and Answers
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| Purpose |
| Questions and Answers |
| 1. When I register, I see this error: "This system profile has already been registered." what does that mean? |
| 2. When I register, I see this error: "CSI is invalid." what does that mean? |
| 3. When I register, I see this error: "up2date A socket error occurred: timed out, attempt #1." what does that mean? |
| 4. When I register, I see this error: "There was an SSL error: [('SSL routines', 'SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE', 'certificate verify failed')]" what does that mean? |
| 5. How can I get a temporary CSI for testing ULN in a short trial period? |
| 6. Is it possible to register an old RHEL server, say RHEL 2.1? |
| 7. How to transfer CSI# from my current server to another server? |
| 8. Does my metalink account work on ULN? |
| 9. Why ULN server registration is tied to a userid/email address, and not a CSI? |
| 10. Why I only get a prompt when I re-register a machine which has YUM repository? |
| 11. I downloaded the latest up2date. I can run xclock but when I run up2date with no switches, why it just gives me available command line switches for up2date? |
| 12. Can I upgrade from RHEL4/OEL4 to RHEL5/OL5 through ULN? |
| 13. Why I can not find xxx-debuginfo rpm packages on ULN? |
| 14. Why I can not upgrade to latest kernel from ULN. |
| 15. After creating yum repository on RHEL5/OEL5, why I can not run up2date -u against it? |
| 16. Is there a way to see all the servers registered with the same CSI but under different user name? |
| 17 Must I bring my system up-to-date on RHN before switching to ULN? |
| 18 Can I download Linux rpm packages ever released on ULN? |
| 19. How to configure my company firewall to allow my up2date reach out? |
| References |