rhn_register or up2date is crashing with the error "There was an SSL error: (104, 'Connection reset by peer')"

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Issue

  • rhn_register or up2date is crashing with the following error :
There was an SSL error: (104, 'Connection reset by peer') 
A common cause of this error is the system time being incorrect. Verify that the time on this system is correct. 

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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