Re: RHN registering 64-bit system to RHEL5 32-bit software channel

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Emilio Escobar wrote:
> Hi,
>    We're attempting to run our product on RHEL 5.4 64-bit so we're testing it with a 30-day trial of this version. Whenever I do a rhn_register on the server, RHN assigns it the 32-bit software channel and not the X86_64. Is this a normal behavior for demo subscriptions?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Emilio A. Escobar
> Sr. Systems Engineer
> Assured Decisions LLC.
> 10330 Old Columbia Road, Suite 102
> Columbia MD, 21046
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Can you please paste the results of:

$ cat /etc/rpm/platform

It should say:

x86_64-redhat-linux

instead of:

i686-redhat-linux

if you did install the x86_64.  x86_64 will allow you to install the
i386 version of the software and you may be inadvertently running that
architecture.

Thanks.
Brandon
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