While running rhn_register command, this "exceptions.AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'getStatus'" error occurs on terminal.

Issue

Symptom/Problem

• Running "rhn_register" command on system throws "exceptions.AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'getStatus'".

• Details of error log are as following:

  # rhn_register 
  Traceback (most recent call last): 
    File "/usr/sbin/rhn_register", line 82, in ? 
      app.run() 
    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhncli.py", line 65, in run 
      sys.exit(self.main() or 0) 
    File "/usr/sbin/rhn_register", line 64, in main 
      ui.main() 
    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/tui.py", line 2011, in main 
      tui.run() 
    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/tui.py", line 1883, in run 
      win = self.windows[index](self.screen, self) 
    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/tui.py", line 1520, in __init__ 
      rw = ReviewWindow(self.screen, self.tui, reg_info) 
    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/tui.py", line 1564, in __init__ 
      if self.tui.activate_result.getStatus() == \ 
  exceptions.AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'getStatus'  
  

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 5

• rhn-check-0.4.17-8.el5

• rhn-client-tools-0.4.17-8.el5
• rhn-setup-0.4.17-8.el5
• rhn-setup-gnome-0.4.17-8.el5

Resolution

• Update following packages on system:

  rhn-check-0.4.19-17.el5
  rhn-client-tools-0.4.19-17.el5
  rhn-setup-0.4.19-17.el5
  rhn-setup-gnome-0.4.19-17.el5
  

• For more information on this issue, refer following bugzilla and RHN errata:

  • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=434550
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009:0249