Bug 836507

Summary:	[RFE] Make error messages like "Command XYZ failed" clearer
Product:	[Retired] Beaker	Reporter:	Ales Zelinka <azelinka>
Component:	inventory	Assignee:	beaker-dev-list
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	tools-bugs <tools-bugs>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	0.9	CC:	bpeck, stl, tools-bugs
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Last Closed:	2020-10-21 14:12:30 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Comment 3 Roman Joost 2016-10-24 23:46:50 UTC

We've talked about this today, and tweaking the error message does not really make it easier to understand.

Ideas:

* Since Beaker now features and Installation tab, we could provide a way to put a better understandable message in the tab to explain why the installation had failed.
* In order to figure out the cause for the error message, Beaker keeps records during the installation which can be queried from the database.
* UI idea: place the error message next to the timestamp which would normally say the status report (e.g. Netboot configured). Maybe add an icon as well if suitable.

Comment 4 Tomas Klohna 🔧 2019-04-04 17:50:08 UTC

Possible solution would be to create hyperlink to activity page from the error message. That of course requires the Command IDs to be visible.