Why does rhnreg_ks fail in %post section of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 (RHEL 5.4) kickstart against Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3.0?

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Problem

When trying to register a system using rhnreg_ks command in %post - it fails and system is not registered.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4
Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3

Root Cause

rhnreg_ks needs haldaemon and messagebus running when it tries to register the client system. These two daemons are used to query SMBIOS in...

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