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Description of problem:
sos collect functionality is available only when Recommended python3-pyexpect package is present. When the package is missing, sos tool should warn on all applicable places that sos-collect functionality is unavailable.
We do so when calling:
sos --help
sos collect .. (real args)
but we dont do so when calling "sos collect --help".
Let add a warning at least like:
# python3 bin/sos --help
usage: sos <component> [options]
Available components:
report, rep Collect files and command output in an archive
clean, cleaner, mask Obfuscate sensitive networking information in a report
collect (unavailable) Collect an sos report from multiple nodes
..
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
sos-4.0-2
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
dnf remove python3-pyexpect -y
sos collect --help
Actual results:
No warning the subcommand is unavailable.
Expected results:
A warning or a notice about the unavailability.
Additional info:
I can confirm it is fixed:
With python3-pexpect package removed:
# sos collect --help
usage: sos collect [options]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Global Options:
--batch Do not prompt interactively
--config-file CONFIG_FILE
specify alternate configuration file
--debug enable interactive debugging using the python debugger
-q, --quiet only print fatal errors
-s SYSROOT, --sysroot SYSROOT
system rootdir path (default='/')
--tmp-dir TMP_DIR specify alternate temporary directory
-t THREADS, --threads THREADS
Number of threads to use
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
-z {auto,gzip,xz}, --compression-type {auto,gzip,xz}
compression technology to use
--encrypt-key ENCRYPT_KEY
Encrypt the archive using a GPG key-pair
--encrypt-pass ENCRYPT_PASS
Encrypt the archive using a password
WARNING: `collect` is not available with this installation! Please install the
python3-pexpect package for your distribution in order to enable this function
#
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 (sos bug fix and enhancement update), 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/RHEA-2021:4388
Description of problem: sos collect functionality is available only when Recommended python3-pyexpect package is present. When the package is missing, sos tool should warn on all applicable places that sos-collect functionality is unavailable. We do so when calling: sos --help sos collect .. (real args) but we dont do so when calling "sos collect --help". Let add a warning at least like: # python3 bin/sos --help usage: sos <component> [options] Available components: report, rep Collect files and command output in an archive clean, cleaner, mask Obfuscate sensitive networking information in a report collect (unavailable) Collect an sos report from multiple nodes .. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): sos-4.0-2 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: dnf remove python3-pyexpect -y sos collect --help Actual results: No warning the subcommand is unavailable. Expected results: A warning or a notice about the unavailability. Additional info: