[Satellite6] How to delete orphaned content in /var/lib/pulp on Capsule?

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Issue

  • disabling some synchronized repositories or deleting old Content View versions leave orphaned content under /var/lib/pulp
  • Satellite has /etc/cron.weekly/katello-remove-orphans script to identify such content and delete it
  • Capsule does not have such a cleaning mechanism, causing no space is ever cleaned from Capsule's /var/lib/pulp
  • How to remove orphaned content from Capsule to prevent disk full?

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
    • external Capsule

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