Remove orphans task going to the paused state with error "Cannot delete some instances of model 'Repository' because they are referenced through protected foreign keys" on Red Hat Satellite 6.11
Description of problem:
The task 'Actions::Katello::OrphanCleanup::RemoveOrphans' is going to the paused state instead of finishing successfully.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Satellite 6.11
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable and sync repositories on the Satellite server.
2. Sync Library env with Capsule server.
2. Remove some of the synced repositories.
3. Run orphan cleanup command foreman-rake katello:delete_orphaned_content RAILS_ENV=production
Actual results:
The task goes to the paused state with error message:
Katello::Errors::Pulp3Error
("Cannot delete some instances of model 'Repository' because they are referenced through protected foreign keys: 'Addon.repository', 'RpmRepository.repository_ptr'.", {})
Expected results:
The task should complete successfully without any issues.
Additional info:
https://community.theforeman.org/t/katello-4-3-0-rake-katello-delete-orphaned-content-error/27898
The issue seems to have been addressed in pulp_rpm via:
Katello 4.3.0 rake katello:delete_orphaned_content fails with error · Issue #2459 · pulp/pulp_rpm
https://github.com/pulp/pulp_rpm/issues/2459
Fix a bug preventing orphan cleanup for some subrepos by dralley · Pull Request #2619 · pulp/pulp_rpm
https://github.com/pulp/pulp_rpm/pull/2619
Going through the PR, It seems like the issue is supposed to be fixed in pulp_rpm 3.17.7 and 3.14.16
Looping @dalley here ..
Steps to retest:
1. Enable and sync repositories on the Satellite server.
2. Sync Library env with Capsule server.
2. Remove some of the synced repositories.
3. Run orphan cleanup command foreman-rake katello:delete_orphaned_content RAILS_ENV=production
Expected:
Orphan cleanup should finish successfully
Actual:
Orphan cleanup finishes successfully
verified on 6.12 snap 6.1
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (Important: Satellite 6.12 Release), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8506
Description of problem: The task 'Actions::Katello::OrphanCleanup::RemoveOrphans' is going to the paused state instead of finishing successfully. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Satellite 6.11 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Enable and sync repositories on the Satellite server. 2. Sync Library env with Capsule server. 2. Remove some of the synced repositories. 3. Run orphan cleanup command foreman-rake katello:delete_orphaned_content RAILS_ENV=production Actual results: The task goes to the paused state with error message: Katello::Errors::Pulp3Error ("Cannot delete some instances of model 'Repository' because they are referenced through protected foreign keys: 'Addon.repository', 'RpmRepository.repository_ptr'.", {}) Expected results: The task should complete successfully without any issues. Additional info: https://community.theforeman.org/t/katello-4-3-0-rake-katello-delete-orphaned-content-error/27898