Have you tried the spacewalk-manage-channel-lifecycle utility? RPM which provides the utility: spacewalk-utils /usr/bin/spacewalk-manage-channel-lifecycle --help Examples: List the base channels and child channels /usr/bin/spacewalk-manage-channel-lifecycle -u $conf{org1user} -p $conf{spacepass} -s $conf{org1url} -c $fromchnl --list-channels -n dry run ---> see if this is what you want to do. --archive --> Create an archive Use the following to clone channels individually: /usr/bin/spacewalk-manage-channel-lifecycle -u $conf{org1user} -p $conf{spacepass} -s $conf{org1url} -c $fromchnl --no-children --promote Remove --no-children and specify -c {basechannel}. This is if you want to clone the entire base channel and all of its children - Thanks ** This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any use, review, disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance by others, and any forwarding of this email or its contents, without the express permission of the sender is strictly prohibited by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately, delete the e-mail and destroy all copies. **