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Description of problem:
The subman version detection code in the katello-rhsm-consumer script depends on the subscription-manager being installed from an RPM and an RPM database actually being available.
Code in questions:
# configure rhsm
# the config command was introduced in rhsm 0.96.6
# fallback left for older versions
if test ${RHSM_VERSION[0]:-0} -gt 0 -o ${RHSM_VERSION[1]:-0} -gt 96 -o \( ${RHSM_VERSION[1]:-0} -eq 96 -a ${RHSM_VERSION[2]:-0} -gt 6 \); then
subscription-manager config \
--server.hostname="$KATELLO_SERVER" \
--server.prefix="$PREFIX" \
--server.port="$PORT" \
--rhsm.repo_ca_cert="%(ca_cert_dir)s$KATELLO_SERVER_CA_CERT" \
--rhsm.baseurl="$BASEURL"
# Older versions of subscription manager may not recognize
# report_package_profile and package_profile_on_trans options.
# So set them separately and redirect out & error to /dev/null
# to fail silently.
subscription-manager config --rhsm.package_profile_on_trans=1 > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
subscription-manager config --rhsm.report_package_profile=1 > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
else
sed -i "s/^hostname\s*=.*/hostname = $KATELLO_SERVER/g" $CFG
sed -i "s/^port\s*=.*/port = $PORT/g" $CFG
sed -i "s|^prefix\s*=.*|prefix = $PREFIX|g" $CFG
sed -i "s|^repo_ca_cert\s*=.*|repo_ca_cert = %(ca_cert_dir)s$KATELLO_SERVER_CA_CERT|g" $CFG
sed -i "s|^baseurl\s*=.*|baseurl=$BASEURL|g" $CFG
fi
This might not always work, for example if the given system is not RPM based or possibly is a minimal immutable system without a RPM database present.
Parsing the versions out of the subscription-manager command output should be more robust.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot into a system that has subscription-manager command present but subscription-manager RPM is nor marked as installed (for example any RHEL 9 installation boot.iso)
2. download and run the Satellite bootstrap script
Actual results:
Version detection fails and the bootsrap script will enter the sub-optimal fallback branch.
Expected results:
Version detection works even if subscription-manager RPM is no marked as installed, fallback branch not used.
Additional info:
The RHEL 9 installation image (AKA the "boot.iso") is a minimal image that doesn't contain a local RPM database.
(Installation image size is important as it directly drives customer storage, RAM and data transfer requirements for RHEL installations.)
The Anaconda installer runs the Bootstrap script during a registration attempt to a Satellite instance, the version check fails due to missing RPM database and the bootstrap script falls back to the sed based rhsm.config manipulation method.
This directly triggers RHSM bug 2049296 and requires Anaconda side workaround to still work correctly.
Hi Martin,
is there a way to get the sub-man version in machine readable way? parsing the (rather verbose) output of "subscription-manager version" doesn't sound robust at all to me.
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 (Moderate: Satellite 6.11 Release), 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/RHSA-2022:5498
Description of problem: The subman version detection code in the katello-rhsm-consumer script depends on the subscription-manager being installed from an RPM and an RPM database actually being available. Code in questions: # configure rhsm # the config command was introduced in rhsm 0.96.6 # fallback left for older versions if test ${RHSM_VERSION[0]:-0} -gt 0 -o ${RHSM_VERSION[1]:-0} -gt 96 -o \( ${RHSM_VERSION[1]:-0} -eq 96 -a ${RHSM_VERSION[2]:-0} -gt 6 \); then subscription-manager config \ --server.hostname="$KATELLO_SERVER" \ --server.prefix="$PREFIX" \ --server.port="$PORT" \ --rhsm.repo_ca_cert="%(ca_cert_dir)s$KATELLO_SERVER_CA_CERT" \ --rhsm.baseurl="$BASEURL" # Older versions of subscription manager may not recognize # report_package_profile and package_profile_on_trans options. # So set them separately and redirect out & error to /dev/null # to fail silently. subscription-manager config --rhsm.package_profile_on_trans=1 > /dev/null 2>&1 || true subscription-manager config --rhsm.report_package_profile=1 > /dev/null 2>&1 || true else sed -i "s/^hostname\s*=.*/hostname = $KATELLO_SERVER/g" $CFG sed -i "s/^port\s*=.*/port = $PORT/g" $CFG sed -i "s|^prefix\s*=.*|prefix = $PREFIX|g" $CFG sed -i "s|^repo_ca_cert\s*=.*|repo_ca_cert = %(ca_cert_dir)s$KATELLO_SERVER_CA_CERT|g" $CFG sed -i "s|^baseurl\s*=.*|baseurl=$BASEURL|g" $CFG fi This might not always work, for example if the given system is not RPM based or possibly is a minimal immutable system without a RPM database present. Parsing the versions out of the subscription-manager command output should be more robust. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot into a system that has subscription-manager command present but subscription-manager RPM is nor marked as installed (for example any RHEL 9 installation boot.iso) 2. download and run the Satellite bootstrap script Actual results: Version detection fails and the bootsrap script will enter the sub-optimal fallback branch. Expected results: Version detection works even if subscription-manager RPM is no marked as installed, fallback branch not used. Additional info: The RHEL 9 installation image (AKA the "boot.iso") is a minimal image that doesn't contain a local RPM database. (Installation image size is important as it directly drives customer storage, RAM and data transfer requirements for RHEL installations.) The Anaconda installer runs the Bootstrap script during a registration attempt to a Satellite instance, the version check fails due to missing RPM database and the bootstrap script falls back to the sed based rhsm.config manipulation method. This directly triggers RHSM bug 2049296 and requires Anaconda side workaround to still work correctly.