loader-messages.log shows what looks like an error accessing URL

  • 7017007
  • 19-Nov-2015
  • 20-Feb-2016

Environment

Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.4

Situation

ERROR:

[DEBUG] [10/29/2015 01:00:35.851] [1588] [ZENLoader] [172] [] [Loader.PatchSubscriptionService] [] [Withdrawing patches] [] [] [] [ZENServer]
[TRACE] [10/29/2015 01:00:36.116] [1588] [ZENLoader] [172] [] [Loader.PatchSubscriptionService] [] [Total Disabled: 0] [] [] [] [ZENServer]
[TRACE] [10/29/2015 01:00:36.148] [1588] [ZENLoader] [172] [] [PatchManagement] [] [SCR-ERROR: Exception getting obsolete files: 
com.lumension.scr.exception.UnableToAccesURL: java.io.FileNotFoundException: http://novell.cdn.lumension.com/novell/withdrawns/legacy-guids] [] [] [] [ZENServer]
[DEBUG] [10/29/2015 01:00:36.148] [1588] [ZENLoader] [172] [] [Loader.PatchSubscriptionService] [] [Withdrawing patches] [] [] [] [ZENServer]
[TRACE] [10/29/2015 01:00:36.413] [1588] [ZENLoader] [172] [] [Loader.PatchSubscriptionService] [] [Total Disabled: 0] [] [] [] [ZENServer]

Resolution

This is not an error.  The legacy-guids URL is only used to pull patches that are critically flawed.  In most cases this list is not populated.