Up2date: Cannot Register Cloned Server - Fatal Error: There was an error communicating with the regi
Symptoms
You are attempting to register an Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL), Red
Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Oracle VM system with the Unbreakable
Linux Network (ULN) using the up2date(8) utility. Having entered your credentials and system information, you receive the following error:
# /usr/sbin/up2date --nox --register
<br/>...
<br/>
<br/>|------------| Fatal Error |------------|
<br/>| |
<br/>| There was an error communicating |
<br/>| with the registration server: |
<br/>| Server communication error. Please |
<br/>| see <a href="http://linux.oracle.com/">http://linux.oracle.com</a> for |
<br/>| further assistance. |
<br/>| |
<br/>| [OK] |
<br/>| |
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Cause
The 'Fatal Error: Server communication error' can occur for a number of reasons, such as proxy, firewall or other network related issues.0