Error 'AttributeError: Log instance has no attribute 'set_app_name'' when trying to register a machine to Red Hat Network in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Error when trying to register a machine to Red Hat Network in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

# rhn_register 
Traceback (most recent call last): 
File "/usr/sbin/rhn_register", line 29, in ? 
up2dateLog.initLog().set_app_name('rhn_register') 
AttributeError: Log instance has no attribute 'set_app_name'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

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