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Bug 990183 - [RFE] Would like man page on rhsm.conf
Summary: [RFE] Would like man page on rhsm.conf
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: subscription-manager
Version: 7.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: 7.1
Assignee: William Poteat
QA Contact: John Sefler
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: rhsm-rhel71
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-07-30 14:22 UTC by J.C. Molet
Modified: 2015-03-05 13:14 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-03-05 13:14:36 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Attachments (Terms of Use)
Man page for rhsm.conf (112.96 KB, image/png)
2014-11-07 06:49 UTC, Shwetha Kallesh 		no flags Details
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2015:0502 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE subscription-manager bug fix and enhancement update 2015-03-05 16:20:39 UTC

Description J.C. Molet 2013-07-30 14:22:11 UTC 
Description of problem:

During the GSS test day it became obvious that the comments in rhsm.conf were only really helpful if you already knew all the concepts of subscription manager and entitlements.  Many users were looking at 'man subscription-manager' or 'subscription-manager config --help' for help with these subman settings.  I don't believe these locations are the best place for the config settings.

I am proposing a manpage for rhsm.conf be written - invoked by running 'man rhsm.conf', to explain what each of the settings are, and what the implications of that are in the greater scheme of entitlements.  It is not unprecedented to have a man page on a conf file - see the man page for yum.conf - and this can only clear up confusion.  We should also have references directing users to this new man page in the subscription-manager man page, in a comment at the top of the rhsm.conf flie, and in the output of subscription-manger config --help.
Comment 2 Bryan Kearney 2014-07-30 19:21:24 UTC 
Acking 7.1
Comment 3 Bryan Kearney 2014-09-30 17:35:28 UTC 
Please see the content at 

https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/pull/1030/files
Comment 4 Bryan Kearney 2014-10-17 18:37:13 UTC 
fixed in commit 3fb95aa44a26f3a2ad6f90c43b048db509ead31d
Comment 6 Shwetha Kallesh 2014-11-07 06:47:52 UTC 
Moving to verified!!

[root@localhost ~]# subscription-manager version 
server type: Red Hat Subscription Management
subscription management server: 0.9.26.4-1
subscription management rules: 5.11
subscription-manager: 1.13.7-1.el7
python-rhsm: 1.13.6-1.el7


[root@localhost ~]# man rhsm.conf

See attachment
Comment 7 Shwetha Kallesh 2014-11-07 06:49:03 UTC 
Created attachment 954803 [details]
Man page for rhsm.conf
Comment 8 John Sefler 2014-11-07 16:06:50 UTC 
There are several typos that should be corrected...

"and and virt-who" => "and virt-who"

"Server perfix where" => "Server prefix where"

"certificates whcih should" => "certificates which should"

"are used communicate with the server and to pulldown content." =>
"are used to communicate with the server and pull down content."

"productCertDirectory" => "productCertDir"

"entitlementCertDirectory" => "entitlementCertDir"

"consumerCertDirectory" => "consumerCertDir"

"susbcription service." => "subcription service."

"report up the current package profile." =>
"report the system's current package profile to the subscription service."

"This reporting helps the subscription service to provide better errata notifications." =>
This report helps the subscription service provide better errata notifications."
Comment 9 Bryan Kearney 2014-11-07 20:59:38 UTC 
commit 69e3116fbf5172136285cdae5ba7565c45240505
Author: Bryan Kearney <bkearney>
Date:   Fri Nov 7 14:34:44 2014 -0500

    990183: Fix typos in the new man page
Comment 11 Shwetha Kallesh 2014-11-24 09:59:56 UTC 
Failed on_qa

[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# subscription-manager version
server type: This system is currently not registered.
subscription management server: 0.9.36-1
subscription management rules: 5.11
subscription-manager: 1.13.9-1.el7
python-rhsm: 1.13.8-1.el7


[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep 'and and virt-who'
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "Server perfix where"
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "certificates whcih should"
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "are used communicate with the server and to pulldown content."
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "productCertDirectory"
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "entitlementCertDirectory"
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "consumerCertDirectory"


[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "susbcription service." 
           The port which the "susbcription" service is listening on. 
                              ^^ should be "subscription" 

[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "report up the current package profile." 
[root@dhcp35-236 ~]# man rhsm.conf | grep "This reporting helps the subscription service to provide better errata notifications."
Comment 12 William Poteat 2014-12-03 18:44:26 UTC 
master commit 8907febf05e0fa25a22ed1017435a108bf0e2bbe
Comment 14 Rehana 2014-12-12 09:50:24 UTC 
Retested on ,

# subscription-manager version 
server type: This system is currently not registered.
subscription management server: 0.9.26.4-1
subscription management rules: 5.11
subscription-manager: 1.13.12-1.el7
python-rhsm: 1.13.8-1.el7

# man rhsm.conf | grep 'and and virt-who'
# man rhsm.conf | grep "Server perfix where"
# man rhsm.conf | grep "certificates whcih should"
# man rhsm.conf | grep "are used communicate with the server and to pulldown content."
# man rhsm.conf | grep "productCertDirectory"
# man rhsm.conf | grep "entitlementCertDirectory"
# man rhsm.conf | grep "consumerCertDirectory"
# man rhsm.conf | grep "susbcription service." 
# man rhsm.conf | grep "report up the current package profile." 
# man rhsm.conf | grep "This reporting helps the subscription service to provide better errata notifications."
# man rhsm.conf | grep "This reporting helps the subscription service to provide better errata notifications."

All the typos mentioned in comment 8 are now Fixed.

Marking Verified!!
Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2015-03-05 13:14:36 UTC 
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.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-0502.html
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