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6.3. Collecting Information from Log Files
There are two utilies available to collect information from log files.
Table 6.2. Log Collecting Utilities
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Command
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Description
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foreman-debug |
The
foreman-debug command collects configuration and log file data for Red Hat Satellite, its back-end services, and system information. This information is collected and written to a tar file. By default, the output tar file is located at /tmp/foreman-debug-xxx.tar.xz.
Additionally, the
foreman-debug command exports tasks run during the last 60 days. By default, the output tar file is located at /tmp/task-export-xxx.tar.xz. If the file is missing, see the file /tmp/task-export.log to learn why task export was unsuccessful.
For more information, run
foreman-debug --help.
There is no timeout when running this command.
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sosreport |
The
sosreport command is a tool that collects configuration and diagnostic information from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, such as the running kernel version, loaded modules, and system and service configuration files. The command also runs external programs (for example: foreman-debug -g) to collect Satellite-specific information, and stores this output in a tar file.
By default, the output tar file is located at
/var/tmp/sosreport-XXX-20171002230919.tar.xz. For more information, run sosreport --help or see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3592: What is a sosreport and how can I create one?.
The
sosreport command calls the foreman-debug -g and times out after 500 seconds. If your Satellite Server has large log files or many Satellite tasks, support engineers may require the output of sosreport and foreman-debug when you open a support case.
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Important
Both
foreman-debug and sosreport remove security information such as passwords, tokens, and keys while collecting information. However, the tar files can still contain sensitive information about the Red Hat Satellite Server. Red Hat recommends that you send this information directly to the intended recipient and not to a public target.
