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Bug 1768822

Summary:	Package specified in "Activation Key -> Packages" during registration does not install latest version
Product:	[Community] Spacewalk	Reporter:	Kenny Tordeurs <ktordeur>
Component:	Clients	Assignee:	Michael Mráka <mmraka>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Red Hat Satellite QA List <satqe-list>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	2.9	CC:	mmraka
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
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Clones:	1798915 (view as bug list)		Environment:
Last Closed:	2020-03-19 12:16:34 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Bug Blocks:	1798915, 1802137

Description Kenny Tordeurs 2019-11-05 10:19:41 UTC

Description of problem:
Packages that are installed by an activation key during rhnreg_ks are not installing the latest version of a package based on the RPM versioning schema.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Spacewalk release 2.9 (Smile)


How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. repo with package that has lots of versions
2. add package to activation key 
3. register client with activation key

Actual results:
Not the latest version of the package is installed

Expected results:
Latest version of the package to be installed

Additional info:
Using dnf/yum to install the package installs the latest version correctly.

Like for example:

~~~
script-base    1.0-24     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-25     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-26     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-27     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-29     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-30     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-31     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-32     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-33     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-34     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-35     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-36     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-37     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-38     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-39     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-40     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-41     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-42     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-43     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-44     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-45     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-46     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-48     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-49     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-50     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-51     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-52     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-53     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-54     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-55     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-56     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-58     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-59     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-60     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-61     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-62     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-63     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-64     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-65     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-66     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-67     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-68     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-69     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-70     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-71     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-72     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-73     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-74     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-75     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-76     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-77     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-78     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-79     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-80     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-81     @rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8
script-base    1.0-81     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-82     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-83     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-84     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-85     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-86     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-87     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-88     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-89     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-90     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-91     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-92     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-98     rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-100    rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-101    rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-102    rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8 
script-base    1.0-103    rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8
~~~

The package installed by the activation key is  "script-base    1.0-81     @rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8" instead of "script-base    1.0-103    rhel-x86_64-server-repo-8"

Comment 1 Michael Mráka 2020-01-16 09:58:54 UTC

I was able to reproduce the issue on RHEL8 and track it to inside of dnf-plugin-spacewalk,
namely rhn/actions/packages.py.

Comment 3 Michael Mráka 2020-01-16 10:26:25 UTC

Fixed in upstream spacewalk git by
commit dc604bf44635543af488da5ffeca55b56800143b
    1768822 - install latest available package

Comment 4 Michael Mráka 2020-03-19 12:16:34 UTC

Spacewalk 2.10 has been released.
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/wiki/ReleaseNotes210