Registration is skiped on rhel7.5 because subscription_manager_registered cap no longer works

[asouini]

subscription-manager list --consumed no longer returns No consumed subscription pools to list in rhel7.5 but No consumed subscription pools were found instead. they changed the text output.

maybe try something else

adb-vagrant-registration/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/subscription_manager.rb

Line 7 in f41efa3

false if machine.communicate.sudo("/usr/sbin/subscription-manager list --consumed | grep 'No consumed subscription pools to list'")

replacing it with this works for me now subscription-manager list --consumed --pool-only | grep -E '^[a-f0-9]{32}$'

[jayhendren]

While waiting on the PR to be merged, this can be monkeypatched from a Vagrantfile as well. Add something like this to the top of your Vagrantfile:

module SubscriptionManagerMonkeyPatches
  def self.subscription_manager_registered?(machine)
    true if machine.communicate.sudo("/usr/sbin/subscription-manager list --consumed --pool-only | grep -E '^[a-f0-9]{32}$'")
  rescue
    false
  end
end

VagrantPlugins::Registration::Plugin.guest_capability 'redhat', 'subscription_manager_registered?' do
  SubscriptionManagerMonkeyPatches
end

(For official docs about guest capability monkey patching, see https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/plugins/guest-capabilities.html)

[lmayorga1980]

@Poohblah Thank you!!!

[ktreese]

Hello! I ran into this issue recently and fortunately came across this workaround. Are there any plans to release this fix soon? Thanks!

[jayhendren]

@ktreese considering there haven't been any commits or responses to PRs on this repo in over 2 years, I think it's unlikely this PR will be addressed any time soon :(

[ktreese]

@Poohblah good point. RedHat documentation still makes reference to use of this particular plugin. Any alternatives out there that you're aware of that are active?

[jayhendren]

None that I'm aware of. My coworkers and I have spent a little time searching for alternatives since this project seems to be abandoned and in need of some TLC, but no luck so far. Forking sounds more and more appealing every day.

Out of curiosity, do you have a link to the documentation that mentions this plugin?

[ktreese]

Here it is.

CHAPTER 4. USING VAGRANT CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT KIT PLUGINS

Also, at the bottom of that link, this project is linked to in the Additional Resources section.

[voxik]

@whitel, @LalatenduMohanty Shouldn't this project be maintained, officially deprecated or transferred to somebody, who will take care?

[LalatenduMohanty]

@voxik I am not able to maintain this project due to lack of time and willing to transfer the ownership to anyone willing to maintain this.