1.4.2-1 strange problem

I'm having a strange problem with 1.4.2-1. I got it installed
(with thanks to Rob Hagopian's notes) and apparently running.

Ran rhn_register on client successfully. up2date started OK, found
updates, downloaded them, watched nice activity without errors
in apache logs on the server. When it started install phase,
I waited a minute then left the room (often induces errors :-)

I came back to a FATAL RPM ERROR on the client and SSL errors in
the server log (below).

The server won't respond at all now. I restarted httpd
successfully, no errors in apache log from restart.

I have a dead-stock 7.3 install for apache et al. 

If I execute current standalone (to see what it complains about) I get:
$ current -c /etc/current/current.conf
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/sbin/current", line 169, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/current", line 54, in main
    if os.path.exists(config.cfg.getItem('pid_file')):
  File "/usr/share/current/config.py", line 106, in getItem
    return self._data[item]
KeyError: pid_file

('pid_file' isn't in the config file; if I add it it then
complains about 'nodaemon'. Which makes no sense. So maybe this
test is invalid.)

Any ideas?



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current log
... etc
Oct 25 15:37:08 Header object successfully parsed: ['redhat-7.3-i386', '20021025134443']
Oct 25 15:37:08 /usr/share/current/auth.py:isValid({})

(is last entry)


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apache error log
... etc 
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] headers_out[Last-Modified] == Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:43:07 GMT
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] headers_out[ETag] == "126fed-1d0f9-3db83f3b"
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] headers_out[Accept-Ranges] == bytes
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] headers_out[Content-Length] == 119033
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] headers_out[Connection] == close
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] headers_out[Content-Type] == application/octet-stream
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] /XMLRPC/$RHN/redhat-7.3-i386/getPackage/ypserv-2.5-2.7x.i386.rpm
[Fri Oct 25 15:37:08 2002] [notice] application/octet-stream
[Fri Oct 25 16:03:58 2002] [error] mod_ssl: SSL handshake failed (server zero.wps.com:443, client 10.0.0.2) (OpenSSL library error follows)
[Fri Oct 25 16:03:58 2002] [error] OpenSSL: error:14094418:lib(20):func(148):reason(1048)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:03 2002] [error] mod_ssl: SSL handshake failed (server zero.wps.com:443, client 10.0.0.2) (OpenSSL library error follows)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:03 2002] [error] OpenSSL: error:14094418:lib(20):func(148):reason(1048)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:08 2002] [error] mod_ssl: SSL handshake failed (server zero.wps.com:443, client 10.0.0.2) (OpenSSL library error follows)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:08 2002] [error] OpenSSL: error:14094418:lib(20):func(148):reason(1048)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:13 2002] [error] mod_ssl: SSL handshake failed (server zero.wps.com:443, client 10.0.0.2) (OpenSSL library error follows)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:13 2002] [error] OpenSSL: error:14094418:lib(20):func(148):reason(1048)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:18 2002] [error] mod_ssl: SSL handshake failed (server zero.wps.com:443, client 10.0.0.2) (OpenSSL library error follows)
[Fri Oct 25 16:04:18 2002] [error] OpenSSL: error:14094418:lib(20):func(148):reason(1048)
[

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ls -la /etc/current
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         4096 Oct 25 16:40 ./
drwxr-xr-x   85 root     root         8192 Oct 25 15:17 ../
drw-r--r--    3 root     root         4096 Oct 25 13:29 1.3/
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2222 Oct 25 13:31 cert.txt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4868 Oct 25 16:39 current.conf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5682 Oct 21 16:16 current.conf.1.4.2-1.dist
-rw-r--r--    0 root     root         1265 Oct 25 13:31 current.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          888 Oct 25 13:31 current.key
-rw-r--r--    1 apache   root       169670 Oct 25 16:39 current.log
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2153 Oct 25 13:31 current.pem
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3487 Oct 25 13:31 RHNS-CA-CERT
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6151 Oct 25 16:44 stunnel.log

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ls -la /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt
drwx------    2 root     root         4096 Oct  8 11:41 ./
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root         4096 Oct 25 13:55 ../
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       242153 Jul  1 13:43 ca-bundle.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1522 Jul  1 13:43 Makefile.crt
-rw-------    1 root     root         1265 Oct 25 13:57 server.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1472 Jul  1 13:43 snakeoil-ca-dsa.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1192 Jul  1 13:43 snakeoil-ca-rsa.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1452 Jul  1 13:43 snakeoil-dsa.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1176 Jul  1 13:43 snakeoil-rsa.crt

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/etc/current/current.conf

# $Id$
# zero.wps.com


[current]
valid_channels = WPS redhat-7.3-i386
log_file = /etc/current/current.log    
log_level = 7
apache_config_file = /etc/httpd/conf/current.httpd.conf
access_check_type = user
access_check_arg = apache
server_secret = grommet
server_id = zero.wps.com
current_dir = /d1/Current

# These are some text messages that the server can return to the clients
#  in various API calls.
## The period is there ot provide a "blank line". Sheesh.
welcome_message = "Welcome to the WPS up2date server."
privacy_statement = "Privacy Statement for Hunter's up2date server: 
    This is the internet - privacy is an illusion. 
    .
    Please note that only anonymous access is supported anyway - so while you 
    have to get a valid system id (by going through the rhn_register program) 
    there is no requirement to fill those fields out with real data. :) All 
    that is required is that your architecture an os_release be accurately 
    reported - and rhn_register fills that in automatically. "

############################################################################
[redhat-7.3-i386]
name = Red Hat Linux 7.3
parent_channel = 
arch = i386
os_release = 7.3
description = Red Hat Linux 7.3
srpm_check = 0
rpm_dirs = /var/spool/up2date
src_dirs = 


[WPS]
name = World Power Systems
parent_channel = 
description = foo for testing
srpm_check = 0
rpm_dirs = /d1/Current/WPS
src_dirs = 


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