rhnreg_ks throws "/dev/mem: mmap: Bad address" error

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Issue

  • rhnreg_ks or rhn_register command throws following error:

    /dev/mem: mmap: Bad address 
    /dev/mem: mmap: Bad address 
    /dev/mem: mmap: Bad address 
    /dev/mem: mmap: Bad address
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 5 (RHEL-5)

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