ERROR: nextval: reached maximum value of sequence "logs_id_seq" in Red Hat Satellite 6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The Ansible callback that is uploading data to Satellite is getting error 500.
  • Some services using Satellite API fail with 500 errors, most of them starting with the following text:

    2025-09-25T15:49:24 [W|app|afca0a76] Action failed
    2025-09-25T15:49:24 [I|app|afca0a76] Backtrace for 'Action failed' error (ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid): PG::SequenceGeneratorLimitExceeded: ERROR:  nextval: reached maximum value of sequence "logs_id_seq" (2147483647)
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite
    • 6.15
    • 6.16
    • 6.17

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