Error when deleting a host from Satellite: Cannot delete record because of dependent content_host

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • An error is generated when deleting a host that has previously been provisioned.
    There are several ways to delete a host from the Satellite Gui, but each method will output the following error:
Error when deleting a host from Satellite: Exception ActiveRecord::DeleteRestrictionError: Cannot delete record because of dependent content_host

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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