Feature #25186: Satellite installer should not run on systems which have hotfixes applied - Foreman Maintain - Foreman

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Feature #25186

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Satellite installer should not run on systems which have hotfixes applied

Added by Kavita Gaikwad over 5 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:

Closed

Priority:

Normal

Assignee:

Kavita Gaikwad

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Target version:

Difficulty:

Triaged:

Bugzilla link:

1463383

Pull request:

https://github.com/theforeman/foreman_maintain/pull/236, https://github.com/theforeman/foreman_maintain/pull/241

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Found in Releases:

Red Hat JIRA:

Description

Cloned from https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1463383

Description of problem:

As a user of Red Hat Satellite, there are times when a newer release (either a .y or .z release) is available which doesn't contain an errata for which the user has applied a hotfix for. If the user applies the latest erratum, the hotfix may be overwritten. This RFE requests an installer check to prevent the user from upgrading if there are hotfixes applied.

Example Current Scenario:

- user has version 6.2.7 applied.
- due to a bug, user was issued a hotfix, with the proper errata slated for 6.2.9
- 6.2.8 is released.
- If user upgrades to 6.2.8, they may inadvertently negate the effects of their hotfix.

Example Ideal Scenario:

- user has version 6.2.7 applied.
- due to a bug, user was issued a hotfix, with the proper errata slated for 6.2.9
- 6.2.8 is released.
- When user attempts upgrade to 6.2.8, the installer will check the installed RPMs and stop if any hotfix packages are installed.
- The user would be presented with an option to override the installer (with a switch similar to --disable-system-checks) if needed