What's the purpose of insights-client-boot.service?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The insights-client-boot.service is not running, does it indicate a problem?
# systemctl status insights-client-boot.service

insights-client-boot.service - Run Insights Client at boot
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/insights-client-boot.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
  Condition: start condition failed at Tue 2024-10-01 12:25:15 CEST; 21h ago
       Docs: man:insights-client(8)
  • The following messages can be found in the logs after a reboot:
Run Insights Client at boot was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathExists=/etc/insights client/.run_insights_client_next_boot).

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • insights-client

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