I have been trying to access up2date so I can see what things are available for updating, however, when I type in up2date -u, I get the following error :

[root@srv01 vhbackup]# up2date -u
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 1165, in ?
sys.exit(main() or 0)
File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 628, in main
ret = sanityChecks(fromDaemon, hasGui)
File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 288, in sanityChecks
if up2date.checkForStorageDir():
File "up2date.py", line 77, in checkForStorageDir
TypeError: access() argument 1 must be string, not list


Any ideas?

I would suggest raising a TT with EV1 and ask them to setup RHN correctly for you.

I get this error: What is a channel and what do I do?

# up2date -u
This system may not be updated until it is associated with a channel.

Put a trouble ticket and an ev1 tech will set up your server to use up2date service.