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Description of problem: The "--ondate" option has been newly added to the subsciption-manager status module. The man page needs an update to include a short description of --ondate. [root@jsefler-6 ~]# subscription-manager status --help Usage: subscription-manager status [OPTIONS] Show status information for this system's subscriptions and products Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit --proxy=PROXY_URL proxy URL in the form of proxy_hostname:proxy_port --proxyuser=PROXY_USER user for HTTP proxy with basic authentication --proxypassword=PROXY_PASSWORD password for HTTP proxy with basic authentication --ondate=ON_DATE future date to check status on, defaults to today's date (example: 2013-09-06) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ newly added option Also note that when status is called, the actual format of the status output is different than what is seen in the man page. Here is a real example... [root@system ~]# subscription-manager status +-------------------------------------------+ System Status Details +-------------------------------------------+ Overall Status: Invalid Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: - Not covered by a valid subscription. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@jsefler-6 ~]# rpm -q subscription-manager subscription-manager-1.9.5-1.el6.x86_64 [root@jsefler-6 ~]# man -P cat subscription-manager | tail -1 version 2.7 May 23, 2013 subscription-manager(8)
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Version: # subscription-manager version server type: This system is currently not registered. subscription management server: 0.8.29-1 subscription-manager: 1.9.11-1.el6 python-rhsm: 1.9.6-1.el6 Man page entry for STATUS option has --ondate STATUS OPTIONS The status command shows the current status of the products and attached subscriptions for the system. If some products are not fully covered or subscriptions have expired, then the status command shows why subscriptions are not current. [root@server ~]# subscription-manager status +-------------------------------------------+ System Status Details +-------------------------------------------+ Overall Status: Valid --ondate=DATE Shows the system status for a specific date in the future. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD. [root@server ~]# subscription-manager status --ondate=2014-01-01 +-------------------------------------------+ System Status Details +-------------------------------------------+ Overall Status: Insufficient man -P cat subscription-manager | tail -1 version 2.7 May 23, 2013 subscription-manager(8) VERIFIED
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, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1659.html