Satellite API Example for SCAP Scan Does Not Work From Red Hat Satellite 5.6 Users Guide

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running the following script results in an error:
#!/usr/bin/python
client = xm lrpclib.Server('https://satellite.example.com/rpc/api')
key = client.auth.login('username', 'password')
client.system .scap.scheduleXccdfScan(key, 1000010001,'/usr/local/share/scap/usgcb-rhel5desktop-xccdf.xm l','--profile united_states_governm ent_configuration_baseline')
  • Error
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./scapscan.py", line 2, in <module>
    client = xmlrpclib.Server('https://satellite.example.com/rpc/api')
NameError: name 'xmlrpclib' is not defined

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6

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