Description of problem: If you try to sync just one channel using: satellite-sync -c=rhel-x86_64-as-4 You get an error: 12:06:19 ERROR: these channels either do not exist or are not available: 12:06:19 =rhel-x86_64-as-4 12:06:19 (to see a list of channel labels: /usr/bin/satellite-sync --list-channels) The problem is that the proper command must be: satellite-sync -crhel-x86_64-as-4 As you can read in the manpage: --- -cCHANNEL, --channel=CHANNEL process data for this channel only. --- But if you read the installation guide in this link: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.2.0/html/Installation_Guide/s1-sat-sync-tool.html#s2-import-rhnsst The option is described as this: --- -c=, --channel=CHANNEL_LABEL --- Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rhns-satellite-tools-5.0.2-14-noarch How reproducible: Just trying to sync using: satellite-sync -c=rhel-x86_64-as-4 Steps to Reproduce: 1. satellite-sync -c=channel_name 2. 3. Actual results: User can not sync channel and get this error: 12:06:19 ERROR: these channels either do not exist or are not available: 12:06:19 =rhel-x86_64-as-4 12:06:19 (to see a list of channel labels: /usr/bin/satellite-sync --list-channels) Expected results: Channel synchronized properly Additional info:
Verified: Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-Installation_Guide-5.4-web-en-US-1-20.el5 "-cCHANNEL, --channel=CHANNEL_LABEL"
The 5.4.0 RHN Satellite and RHN Proxy release has occurred. This issue has been resolved with this release. RHEA-2010:0801 - RHN Satellite Server 5.4.0 Upgrade https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/errata/details/Details.do?eid=10332 RHEA-2010:0803 - RHN Tools enhancement update https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/errata/details/Details.do?eid=10333 RHEA-2010:0802 - RHN Proxy Server 5.4.0 bug fix update https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/errata/details/Details.do?eid=10334 RHEA-2010:0800 - RHN Satellite Server 5.4.0 https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/errata/details/Details.do?eid=10335 Docs are available: http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite/index.html Regards, Clifford