The "force" option while importing a manifest is an advanced feature and not recommended for every day use. The --force flag will remain for the command line.
Branch: refs/heads/master Home: https://github.com/Katello/katello Commit: 7e134be213986a9b0263403174192f50fc8108fe https://github.com/Katello/katello/commit/7e134be213986a9b0263403174192f50fc8108fe Author: Tom McKay <thomasmckay> Date: 2012-07-10 (Tue, 10 Jul 2012)
Verified on revision: katello-cli-1.1.8-4.el6cf.noarch katello-certs-tools-1.1.8-1.el6cf.noarch candlepin-selinux-0.7.8-1.el6cf.noarch qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-14.el6_2.x86_64 pulp-selinux-server-1.1.12-1.el6cf.noarch katello-glue-pulp-1.1.12-7.el6cf.noarch katello-qpid-broker-key-pair-1.0-1.noarch katello-cli-common-1.1.8-4.el6cf.noarch candlepin-0.7.8-1.el6cf.noarch qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-14.el6_2.x86_64 katello-configure-1.1.9-3.el6cf.noarch katello-glue-candlepin-1.1.12-7.el6cf.noarch katello-candlepin-cert-key-pair-1.0-1.noarch candlepin-tomcat6-0.7.8-1.el6cf.noarch pulp-common-1.1.12-1.el6cf.noarch qpid-cpp-server-0.14-14.el6_2.x86_64 katello-selinux-1.1.1-1.el6cf.noarch katello-all-1.1.12-7.el6cf.noarch python-qpid-0.14-7.el6_2.noarch python-isodate-0.4.4-4.pulp.el6.noarch qpid-cpp-client-0.14-14.el6_2.x86_64 pulp-1.1.12-1.el6cf.noarch katello-common-1.1.12-7.el6cf.noarch katello-1.1.12-7.el6cf.noarch katello-qpid-client-key-pair-1.0-1.noarch m2crypto-0.21.1.pulp-7.el6.x86_64 python-oauth2-1.5.170-2.pulp.el6.noarch mod_wsgi-3.3-3.pulp.el6.x86_64 Now it does not show "force" option in UI for importing manifest.
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, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html