Bug 1379619 - [rfe]inform which proxy is used when the http_proxy environment variable is defined and proxy is configured in tool config [NEEDINFO]
Summary: [rfe]inform which proxy is used when the http_proxy environment variable is d...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: redhat-support-tool
Version: 7.5
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Vikas Rathee
QA Contact: Miroslav Hradílek
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Blocks: 1420851 1464262
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Reported: 2016-09-27 08:46 UTC by Stefan Nemeth
Modified: 2019-12-16 06:54 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: redhat-support-tool-0.9.10-1.el7
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Last Closed: 2018-04-10 18:44:54 UTC
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vrathee: needinfo? (snemeth)

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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2018:1002 0 None None None 2018-04-10 18:45:09 UTC

Description Stefan Nemeth 2016-09-27 08:46:54 UTC 
Description of problem:

If the http_proxy environment variable is defined in system, redhat-support-tool will ignore proxy setting in /etc/redhat-support-tool.conf

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
redhat-support-tool-0.9.7-6.el7.noarch

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. define proxy as environmental variable
2. define different proxy in /etc/redhat-support-tool.conf
3.

Actual results:
proxy from global variable is taken with no info which proxy is used

Expected results:
warning message about used proxy

Additional info:
Comment 6 Vikas Rathee 2017-09-29 09:22:55 UTC 
Hi Stefan,

How about always showing an Info message whenever http_proxy environment variable is set and being used by redhat-support-tool instead of just showing it when proxy_url is also set in redhat-support-tool.conf . 

IMHO its a better user experience rather than just showing it when http_proxy overrides proxy_url defined in configuration file.

The message might look like :

Info : Using proxy_url as defined in http_proxy environment variable: http://PROXY_SERVER:PORT


Please let me know your thoughts on the same.
Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 18:44:54 UTC 
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.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:1002
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