RH9, can't register for up2date

[Lc3]

I've recently installed Red Hat 9 (I'm new to Linux altogethor) and I can't update it with up2date as this happens when i type up2date --register (see attachment) and it just sits there, with a blank privicy statement window. What should I do?

[Icarus]

You need to update up2date...:)

https://rhn.redhat.com/

On August 28th, the SSL certificates used by up2date, rhn_register, and the RHN applet expired. Systems attempting to connect to RHN using an older certificate will receive 'certificate verify failed' errors. Please see the following instructions to download the latest versions of up2date and rhn_register.

[Lc3]

Okay, thanks, I went there and downloaded ad installed the two .rpm files listed under Red Hat Linux 9 i386 from this page;

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

and I still have the same problem. The two files are to update up2date, all the other versions of Red Hat Linux listed have FOUR files and the other two are to update rhn_register, why is that? Anyway, I'm still having the problem, what do I do now? Did i forget something?

[AnonyPuss]

Did you try installing them together? The files must be installed at the same time. Example:

rpm -Fvh up2date*.rpm up2dategnome.rpm

Read the instructions at the top of that page carefully, and make sure that you're logged in as root for the update.

[Lc3]

I manged to get it working now, but i had to do the manual update... anyway... now i have another problem, after ive downloaded a package and it gets to the stage of installing (say i choose to install the kernel update), then the progress bar for that package goes from 0% up to 100% and crashes. with the overall progress bar just sitting at 0% even though a chose 1 package, and the Red Hat Update Agent wont respond and has to be killed.

Help?:(

[AnonyPuss]

Are you using the cml version of up2date or the graphical?

If using the graphical, I'd suggest switching to cmd line, it's much more stable. When I first started using Red Hat, the gui version of up2date always gave me fits.

Another option is to just use apt-get, with synaptic as the gui. Works well.

[Lc3]

fyi. i was typing up2date in the terminal, and it opens the graphical version... anyway, after 2 failed attempts, it decided to give me a break and just work. :) which was nice of it. Thanks for all your help. I'll post again if it decides not to work again. How do i make it just without the gui anyway?

[AnonyPuss]

In 7.3 (the version I run) it doesn't open a windows on it's own, but in 8 & 9 it does. To do just cmd line, press ctrl-alt-f2-f6, that will give you a cmd line only log in. To get back to the gui, just press ctrl-alt-f7.