While running insights-client it generates an error IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running insights-client generates below error.

    # insights-client 
    Starting to collect Insights data for host.example.com
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/var/lib/insights/last_stable.egg/insights/core/dr.py", line 962, in run
    result = DELEGATES[component].process(broker)
    File "/var/lib/insights/last_stable.egg/insights/core/dr.py", line 681, in process
    return self.invoke(broker)
    File "/var/lib/insights/last_stable.egg/insights/core/plugins.py", line 90, in invoke
    return self.component(broker)
    File "/var/lib/insights/last_stable.egg/insights/specs/default.py", line 282, in cloud_cfg
    with open(relative_path, 'r') as f:
    IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg'
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
    • insights-client-3.1.1-1.el7_9.noarch

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