Description of problem: When we provisioning machine by PXE ("Create Cobbler System Record"), we can not use RHN proxy server. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Sat5.7, Sat5.8 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. We have got Sat5.7 with a kickstart profile 2. We schedule a re-provisioning of machine through RHN proxy 3. Press button "Create Cobbler System Record" > "Continue" 4. Open url http://<sat_fqdn>/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/<name_client_profile>:1 Actual results: ... skipx repo --name=rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7 --baseurl=http://<sat_fqdn>/ks/dist/child/rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7/ks-rhel-x86_64-server-7-7.3 autopart --type=lvm ... Expected results: ... skipx repo --name=rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7 --baseurl=http://<proxy_fqdn>/ks/dist/child/rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7/ks-rhel-x86_64-server-7-7.3 autopart --type=lvm ... Additional info:
I think you can chose to kickstart through the proxy in a separate step you're skipping in your steps. I think, what you describe is expected.
What I know, the place, where we can enable the proxy for provisioning is only one "Provisioning" > "Kickstart" > "Schedule" (https://<fqdn>/rhn/systems/details/kickstart/ScheduleWizard.do?sid=1000010001). On this page, we can choose RHN Proxy server and submit the form with three variants/buttons. Two of them accept RHN Proxy setuping and "Create Cobbler System Record" ignores this parameter. I think that the situation when we can not enable/setup RHN proxy for kickstart profile is defect as well, but there is situation clear. In other hand, we don't have any information about weird behavior of "Create Cobbler System Record" button. We can explicite select RHN Proxy, but if you press this button the option is ignored.
We have re-reviewed this bug, as part of an ongoing effort to improve Satellite/Proxy feature and bug updates, review and backlog. This is a low priority bug and has no currently open customer cases. While this bug may still valid, we do not see it being implemented prior to the EOL of the Satellite 5.x product. As such, this is being CLOSED DEFERRED.