Satellite sync is failing with "integrityError('null value in column "package_id" violates not-null constraint\n',)"
Environment
- Red Hat Satellite 5.x
- Satellite-sync
Issue
- Satellite-sync is failing with following error:
[root@Satellite ~]# # satellite-sync -c <cahnnel-label>
15:11:57 Red Hat Satellite - live synchronization
15:11:57 url: https://satellite.rhn.redhat.com
15:11:57 debug/output level: 1
15:11:57 db: rhnuser/<password>@rhnschema
15:11:57
:
:
15:13:08 Importing channel errata
15:13:22 Importing *relevant* errata: rhel-x86_64-server-optional-6 (1214)
________________________________________
Downloading:+++ sending log as an email +++
SYNC ERROR: unhandled exception occurred:
(Check logs/email for potentially more detail)
IntegrityError('null value in column "package_id" violates not-null constraint\n',)
null value in column "package_id" violates not-null constraint
Resolution
- Clear the
satellite-synccache and re-sync the satellite server:
# rm -rf /var/cache/rhn/satsync/*
# satellite-sync -c <cahnnel-label>
Root Cause
- Corrupted Satellite Channel Cache was the root cause of this error message.
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