Why repositories are appended with the postfix message "(Orphaned)" on Red Hat Satellite 6?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

  • Why repositories are appended with the postfix message "(Orphaned)" on Red Hat Satellite 6?
  • Attempting to disable a repository from Red Hat Satellite WebUI fails with error: Couldn't find repository set with id 'XXXX'.

Resolution

  • Make sure that the manifest has all the required subscriptions according to the previously synced repositories.

    OR

  • Undesired repositories can be removed forcefully using the following steps.
    Caution: Please take a complete backup/snapshot of the Red Hat Satellite 6 server.

    • Use the hammer command to find out the IDs of the affected(orphaned) repositories.

      # hammer repository list --organization-label=<LABEL>

    • Execute the following command to remove the repository.

      # foreman-rake console
irb(main:001:0> User.current = User.first
irb(main:002:0> ForemanTasks.sync_task(::Actions::Katello::Repository::Destroy, Katello::Repository.find(REPO_ID))

      where REPO_ID is the appropriate ID as produced by the hammer command.

    • Once done, execute the following command to delete associated packages from the filesystem.

      # satellite-maintain service restart
# foreman-rake katello:delete_orphaned_content RAILS_ENV=production >/dev/null

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