Bug 2227821 - rhc: baseurl in rhsm.conf is empty when rhc_baseurl is not specified
Summary: rhc: baseurl in rhsm.conf is empty when rhc_baseurl is not specified
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Status: VERIFIED
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Classification: Red Hat
Component: rhel-system-roles
Version: 9.3
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
: 9.3
Assignee: Rich Megginson
QA Contact: Jakub Haruda
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Whiteboard: role:rhc
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Blocks: 2227823
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Reported: 2023-07-31 15:24 UTC by Pino Toscano
Modified: 2023-08-14 07:18 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: rhel-system-roles-1.22.0-0.19.el9
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Github linux-system-roles rhc issues 126 0 None open rhsm_baseurl incorrectly set, preventing software update/install via dnf 2023-07-31 15:24:16 UTC
Github linux-system-roles rhc pull 127 0 None open fix: use rhc_organization and rhc_baseurl only when specified 2023-07-31 15:36:10 UTC
Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-163902 0 None None None 2023-07-31 15:25:53 UTC

Description Pino Toscano 2023-07-31 15:24:17 UTC
Description of problem:
Due to a regression in a refactoring, when "rhc_baseurl" is not specified as a role parameter and a system is being registered, then the "baseurl" configuration option in the [rhsm] section of the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file is set to empty. This obviously has the wrong side effect of not being able to receive content, since the repositories in /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo have a wrong URL.

This was reported upstream as https://github.com/linux-system-roles/rhc/issues/126

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rhel-system-roles since 1.22.0-0.9

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. register an unsubscribed system with the rhc role, without specifying "rhc_baseurl" (and thus registering to Red Hat RHSM)
2. try to update the system, or install packages, etc

Actual results:
The system cannot fetch any content.

Expected results:
The system can fetch updates, packages, etc.

Comment 1 Rich Megginson 2023-07-31 15:29:53 UTC
Is there a workaround?  What is the impact/severity of this?  Is the rhc role mostly unusable? I'm trying to determine how we should address this issue - sounds like a 8.8.z/9.2.z but want to make sure

Comment 2 Pino Toscano 2023-07-31 15:36:10 UTC
(In reply to Rich Megginson from comment #1)
> Is there a workaround?

# subscription-manager config --rhsm.baseurl https://cdn.redhat.com

> What is the impact/severity of this?

Pretty high, if you register to Hosted (and not to a Satellite server, or Stage).

> Is the rhc role mostly unusable?

The role is usable, it's about the modified/registered system.

> I'm trying to determine how we should address this
> issue - sounds like a 8.8.z/9.2.z but want to make sure

Nope, 9.2 is not affected (uses rhc 1.1.x).

Hopefully an easy fix: https://github.com/linux-system-roles/rhc/pull/127


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