Clients registered behind load-balanced Capsules get 403 error on packages from repos with on demand download policy

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Having repositories with (default) On Demand download policy ("lazy sync")
  • Capsules load-balanced behind a HA proxy / loadbalancer
  • Clients registered to the Capsules get 403 error when attempting to fetch a package from the repos; fetching metadata works fine

Environment

Red Hat Satellite or Capsule 6

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