alert_rhnsat.log on Red Hat Satellite shows "ORA-24010 encountered when generating server alert" errors

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Environment

  • Red Hat Network Satellite 5.5 or earlier

Issue

  • alert_rhnsat.log on Red Hat Satellite with embedded Oracle database shows repeated "ORA-24010 encountered when generating server alert" errors:
ORA-24010 encountered when generating server alert SMG-4120  
ORA-24010 encountered when generating server alert SMG-4121

Resolution

  • Stop all Satellite services:
# rhn-satellite stop
  • Take a complete database backup following the steps in the Satellite Installation Guide.
  • Contact Red Hat Support to get the required script files satellite-oracle-9i-catproc-fix.sql and satellite-pre5.0-system-user-fix.sql, and download them to /etc/sysconfig/rhn/ on the Satellite.
  • Log in as the Oracle user and run the scripts:
# su - oracle
$ export ORACLE_SID=rhnsat
$ sqlplus '/ as sysdba' @/etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-pre5.0-system-user-fix.sql
$ sqlplus '/ as sysdba' @/etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-oracle-9i-catproc-fix.sql
$ exit
  • Restart Satellite services:
# rhn-satellite start

Root Cause

  • Upgrade scripts from previous Satellite upgrade had not been run.

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