I had the same problem. My resolution was to install python-ethtool from the 1.2 repository.
rpm -Uvh http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.2-client/RHEL/5/i386/python-ethtool-0.3-5.el5.i386.rpm Sincerely, -- Joseph Lundgren | Systems Engineer PEAK Internet, LLC -----Original Message----- From: spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Wojtak, Greg Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 8:21 AM To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] python-ethtool missing from spacewalk client repo? Sorry - I wrote repomd.xml everywhere - I meant primary.xml.gz. Actually, all of the xml.gz files in the repodata directory are not being updated. On 2011-04-29 10:07 AM, "Wojtak, Greg" <gregwoj...@quickenloans.com> wrote: >I don't think you're crazy... the same thing happened to me! The funny >thing is, we are mirroring the epel repo into a spacewalk channel, and it >still couldn't find the package. I ended up getting it sorted out by >re-pushing the python-ethtool package, but the whole thing sure had me >scratching my head. > >On 2011-04-29 8:58 AM, "Glennie, Jonathan - 0443 - MITLL" ><jrgle...@ll.mit.edu> wrote: > >>TYVM. That must have recently changed? I swear it was in the >>spacewalk-client repo up until recently, I don't see how my installs >>would have been working up until this point if it hadn't been... I could >>be crazy though, wouldn't be the first time :) Thanks again. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com >>[mailto:spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mraka >>Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 3:49 AM >>To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com >>Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] python-ethtool missing from spacewalk >>client repo? >> >>Glennie, Jonathan - 0443 - MITLL wrote: >>% I'm running 1.3 and have been using it fine for a while now. Recently >>% though, when trying to set up new CENTOS 5 clients I run into an issue >>% installing the necessary client packages. Output is blow. >>... >>% Error: Missing Dependency: python-ethtool is needed by package >>% rhn-client-tools-1.3.12-1.el5.noarch (spacewalk-client) >>% >>% You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem >>% You could try running: package-cleanup --problems >>% package-cleanup --dupes >>% rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest >>% The program package-cleanup is found in the yum-utils package. >>% >>% The client is configured to use the spacewalk-client repo at >>% http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.3-client/RHEL/5/$basearch/ but I >>don't >>% see python-ethtool listed there anymore. I checked and the package is >>on my >>% synced version of the spacewalk-client repo on my SW server. Is the >>package >>% no longer needed or did it accidentally get removed from the repo? >> >>It's in EPEL repo. >>See https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/RegisteringClients for >>detailed instructions. >> >>Regards, >> >>-- >>Michael Mráka >>Satellite Engineering, Red Hat >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Spacewalk-list mailing list >>Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > >_______________________________________________ >Spacewalk-list mailing list >Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list Spacewalk-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list Spacewalk-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list