RHEL up2date commands fail with "Interrupted system call" and "Connection timed out"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • up2date --register hangs with a system call error.
  • other up2date commands also hang

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4

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