Puppet report fails with Error Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: "\xC3" on US-ASCII

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.0
  • Puppet

Issue

  • Puppet report fails with Error Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: "\xC3" on US-ASCII
  • Command puppet agent --test fails with following error
Info: Retrieving plugin
Error: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Failed to generate additional resources using 'eval_generate': Error 400 on SERVER: "\xC3" on US-ASCII
Error: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Could not evaluate: Could not retrieve file metadata for puppet://satellite-capsule.example.com/plugins: Error 400 on SERVER: "\xC3" on US-ASCII
Wrapped exception:
Error 400 on SERVER: "\xC3" on US-ASCII
Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/facter_dot_d.rb
Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/root_home.rb
Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/puppet_vardir.rb
Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/pe_version.rb
Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: "\xC3" on US-ASCII on node XXXXXXXXX
Warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
Error: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run

Resolution

  • The reported issue was tracked under private bugzilla and its closed with a Red Hat Satellite 6.1 release. Please contact Red Hat Technical support for more information on the bugzilla.

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