Bug 2349260

Summary: Cobbler 3.3.x scripts inside the RPM requires python3-simplejson but it's not inside the spec file
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: fabien.magagnosc <fabien.magagnosc>
Component: cobblerAssignee: Orion Poplawski <orion>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: epel9CC: brejoc, kwizart, matrixfueller, ngompa13, orion
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Fixed In Version: cobbler-3.3.7-15.fc44 cobbler-3.3.7-15.el9 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Description fabien.magagnosc@tecnotree.com 2025-03-02 15:02:32 UTC
Created attachment 2078561 [details]
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Description of problem:

during cobbler 3.3.x installation on RH 9.0, 9.2 and 9.4 using kickstart, the POSTTRANS installation script of cobbler failed (some with using only dnf)

this is due to the script /usr/share/cobbler/bin/migrate-data-from-v2-v3.sh which import simplejson.
simplejson IS NOT standard library available in RH dvd/distrib, but available in the EPEL repository


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

3.3.7-1.el9


How reproducible:

all the times


Steps to Reproduce:

    1. create kickstart with minimal environment, and with cobbler
    2. try to install, and you got a POSTTRANS failure
    3. add the python3-simplejson to your DVD/distribution system from EPEL (like cobbler 3.3.x), and check you ks file to install python3-simplejson and the installation works


Actual results:

when executing the POSTRANS script, the RPM execute the script /usr/share/cobbler/bin/migrate-data-v2-to-v3.sh, and inside, it's a python 3.x script, with  "import simplejson", but this is NOT a common library available inside the RH repository, but in the EPEL repository


Expected results:

in the cobbler 3.3.x spec file, add the "require python3-simplejson" to be sure that during any installation, should it be va kickstart, or on any system, using dnf, the python3-simplejson will be installed as a dependencie, and the cobbler installation works.


Additional info:

right now, as python3-simplejson is available inside EPEL, I download it, and install it manually BEFORE cobbler as part of the kiskstart process I got on my cobbler server, and I do the same installation on any upgrade cobbler from 3.2 to 3.3 and cobbler is now installed at least.

Comment 1 Orion Poplawski 2025-03-03 02:46:42 UTC
I think it's probably time to just remove running migrate-data-v2-to-v3.py in %posttrans - there shouldn't be any more cobbler 2.X installs out there.

I'm surprised that it's even running though. The script has:

# Migrate pre-3 configuration data if needed
if [ -d %{_sharedstatedir}/cobbler/kickstarts -a $(find %{_sharedstatedir}/cobbler/collections -type f | wc -l) -eq 0  ]; then
    echo warning: migrating pre cobbler 3 configuration data
    %{_datadir}/cobbler/bin/migrate-data-v2-to-v3.py
fi

which means it should only run if /usr/share/cobbler/kickstarts exists - which it shouldn't.

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2025-10-05 03:44:09 UTC
FEDORA-2025-16260cc4de (cobbler-3.3.7-15.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-16260cc4de

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2025-10-05 03:48:37 UTC
FEDORA-2025-16260cc4de (cobbler-3.3.7-15.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2025-10-05 04:07:29 UTC
FEDORA-EPEL-2025-6728220371 (cobbler-3.3.7-15.el9) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 9.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-6728220371

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2025-10-06 01:33:15 UTC
FEDORA-EPEL-2025-6728220371 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-6728220371

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2025-10-14 01:40:11 UTC
FEDORA-EPEL-2025-6728220371 (cobbler-3.3.7-15.el9) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.