rh_subscription plugin attemps connection even when no config is provided

[ubuntu-server-builder]

This bug was originally filed in Launchpad as LP: #1536706

Launchpad details

affected_projects = []
assignee = None
assignee_name = None
date_closed = None
date_created = 2016-01-21T16:18:36.443600+00:00
date_fix_committed = None
date_fix_released = None
id = 1536706
importance = low
is_complete = False
lp_url = https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1536706
milestone = None
owner = larsks
owner_name = Lars Kellogg-Stedman
private = False
status = confirmed
submitter = larsks
submitter_name = Lars Kellogg-Stedman
tags = []
duplicates = []

Launchpad user Lars Kellogg-Stedman(larsks) wrote on 2016-01-21T16:18:36.443600+00:00

The rh_subscription plugin attempts to connect to the RHN servers even when no config is provided. This can introduce a large delay in the boot process if the local environment is dropping outbound packets.

[ubuntu-server-builder]

Launchpad user Scott Moser(smoser) wrote on 2016-04-06T17:30:04.688913+00:00

Hi, I've attached an untested fix here.
Would you care to test that ?
https://code.launchpad.net/~smoser/cloud-init/trunk.1536706

The easiest thing to do is to just apply the changes to the installed files and then start an instance to check.

[ubuntu-server-builder]

Launchpad user Lars Kellogg-Stedman(larsks) wrote on 2016-04-11T17:09:10.562328+00:00

I've been using the attached patch locally, but both look like reasonable solutions.
Launchpad attachments: 0009-make-rh_subscription-a-no-op-if-no-config-is-provide.patch

[holmanb]

The fic was merged on 2016-04-12, closing. Please reopen if you still believe this to be an issue.