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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>My test CentOS EL8 clients build from the repos and subscribe (without a spacewalk-client channel) just perfectly. And the GUI has a nice little warning to not use it for package operations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white'>At least one of the channels this system is subscribed to contains modules. If you have activated modules on this system, please refrain from using Spacewalk for package operations. Instead, perform all package actions from the client using dnf.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white'>My current issue though is whenever a subscribed (EL8) client attempts to update, every package on the system wants to reinstall even if no updates are applicable; unless I disable its Spacewalk-based repos. The source of the packages shouldn’t have a bearing, but it appears to. Some of my deployments are unable to reach the external repos. So I will have to wait until this is resolved to upgrade.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white'>Steve Alder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com <spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Can Bulut Bayburt<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 22, 2019 11:43<br><b>To:</b> spacewalk-list@redhat.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Spacewalk-list] CentOS 8 Client<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hi,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/22/19 4:59 PM, Jody McIvor wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Hi Steve,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I was unaware that this might be an issue. Our enterprise uses Centos clients as well and thousands of them. Your question concerned me so I did some googling. I assume you have done the same. I came up with:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://www.unixsysadmin.com/rhel-8-resources/">https://www.unixsysadmin.com/rhel-8-resources/</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>In this document they touch on Spacewalk support on RedHat 8 (RHEL/CENTOS) and although you can't run the SERVER on it, they say client is supported.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Are you aware of something I should be concerned about?<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal>The important caveat is that you shouldn't use Spacewalk for any package operations if you use any of the modular repos. Since the modularity logic is not implemented there, it might suggest you incorrect updates. You should use the client's CLI to do updates instead.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Jody McIvor<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sr. Systems Administrator, Integration<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Les Services D'intégration<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>[TEL] (250) 852-5202<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:jmcivor@bclc.com">jmcivor@bclc.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BCLC.com<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com">spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</a> <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com"><spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com></a> On Behalf Of <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-request@redhat.com">spacewalk-list-request@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sent: October 21, 2019 9:00 AM<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: Spacewalk-list Digest, Vol 137, Issue 20<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Send Spacewalk-list mailing list submissions to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-request@redhat.com">spacewalk-list-request@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>You can reach the person managing the list at<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-owner@redhat.com">spacewalk-list-owner@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Spacewalk-list digest..."<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Today's Topics:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre> 1. Re: Scheduling an action via XMLRPC API? (Michael Mraka)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> 2. Re: Updatesicon in System Groups always green (Michael Mraka)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> 3. CentOS 8 client (Steve Kent)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>----------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Message: 1<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:00:25 +0200<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: Michael Mraka <a href="mailto:michael.mraka@redhat.com"><michael.mraka@redhat.com></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Scheduling an action via XMLRPC API?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Message-ID: <a href="mailto:20191021080025.GB4210@magni.z31.cz"><20191021080025.GB4210@magni.z31.cz></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Guy Matz:<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Hello! Does anyone know how to schedule an action with the XMLRPC<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>API? I see actionchains, but not plain old actions . . . does that exist?<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Hello,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://spacewalkproject.github.io/documentation/api/2.9/handlers/SystemHandler.html">https://spacewalkproject.github.io/documentation/api/2.9/handlers/SystemHandler.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>See schedule* methods.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Guy<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Regards,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>--<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Michael Mr?ka<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>System Management Engineering, Red Hat<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Message: 2<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:39:31 +0200<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: Michael Mraka <a href="mailto:michael.mraka@redhat.com"><michael.mraka@redhat.com></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: <a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Updatesicon in System Groups always<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>green<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Message-ID: <a href="mailto:20191021093931.GE4210@magni.z31.cz"><20191021093931.GE4210@magni.z31.cz></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Matthias Gruber:<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Hi!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Perhaps thats a known bug, but the Update-Sign in my System<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Groups-Page is always green<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>But when I have a look into a group e.g. 02-uc4-patched<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The Update-Sign is correct.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Yes I cleared the cache, and also used other Browser, same result<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>What did I miss or did I forget somthing to configure ?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>That is a SW 2.9 on a CentOS 7<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Hello Matthias,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I think it's issue fixed by<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk-wiki/pull/17">https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk-wiki/pull/17</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Cheers<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Matthias<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Regards,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>--<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Michael Mr?ka<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>System Management Engineering, Red Hat<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Message: 3<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:39:45 -0400 (EDT)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: Steve Kent <a href="mailto:skent@noblesys.com"><skent@noblesys.com></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com"><Spacewalk-list@redhat.com></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: [Spacewalk-list] CentOS 8 client<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Message-ID: <a href="mailto:029701d58804$3dc82030$b9586090$@noblesys.com"><029701d58804$3dc82030$b9586090$@noblesys.com></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Has there been any work on the CentOS 8 client yet?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Steve Kent<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE : If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email at the address shown above. 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