How to automate your RedHat Satellite 5.x Channel Cloning
- In order for the scripts to work without sending your password to “ps” you will need to setup a config for spacecmd
Credential File
Spacecmd can be configured with a credentials file so you are not prompted for a username/password each time. This allows for easier scripting.
- Create a hidden spacecmd directory in your home. Lock down permissions.
mkdir ~/.spacecmd chmod 700 ~/.spacecmd
- Create a config file in the directory and give proper permissions.
touch ~/.spacecmd/config chmod 600 ~/.spacecmd/config
- Edit the config file and fill in the header, Spacewalk server fqdn, username, and password.
vim ~/.spacecmd/config [spacecmd] server=spacewalk.nicktailor.com username=usernamehere password=passwordhere
Clone scripts
http://www.nicktailor.com/files/clonechannel.redhat7.sh
http://www.nicktailor.com/files/clonechannel.redhat6.sh
http://www.nicktailor.com/files/clonechannel.redhat5.sh
REDHAT 7 (EXAMPLE)
#!/bin/bash
spacewalkServer=spacewalk.nicktailor.com
defaultOrgAdmin=USER
read -p “Enter to Continue”
BASE_CHANNEL=”rhel-x86_64-server-7″
CHILD_CHANNELS=”rhel-x86_64-server-7-thirdparty-oracle-java rhel-x86_64-server-7-rhscl-1 rhel-x86_64-server-optional-7 rhel-x86_64-server-supplementary-7 rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7 epel_rhel7_x86_64 nginx.org-packages”
SPECIAL=”rhel-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-6″
DATESTRING=`date +20%y-%B-%d`
echo Run on $DATESTRING >> clonechannels-$DATESTRING.log
UNDO_FILE=clonechannels-$DATESTRING.undo
rm -f $UNDO_FILE
rm -f clonechannels-$DATESTRING.log
echo Undo file is $UNDO_FILE
echo DATESTRING = $DATESTRING
BASE_CHANNEL_NAME=$BASE_CHANNEL-$DATESTRING
echo BASE_CHANNEL_NAME = $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME
echo spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_clone -n $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -l $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -s $BASE_CHANNEL -g >> clonechannels-$DATESTRING.log
spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_clone -n $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -l $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -s $BASE_CHANNEL -g
echo spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_setorgaccess $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -e >> clonechannels-$DATESTRING.log
spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_setorgaccess $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -e
for CHILD_CHANNEL in ${CHILD_CHANNELS}
do
CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME=$CHILD_CHANNEL-$DATESTRING
echo CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME = $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME
echo spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_clone -n $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME -l $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME -p $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -s $CHILD_CHANNEL -g >> clonechannels-$DATESTRING.log
spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_clone -n $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME -l $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME -p $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -s $CHILD_CHANNEL -g
if [ $CHILD_CHANNEL == “rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7” ]
then spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_clone -n $SPECIAL -l $SPECIAL -p $BASE_CHANNEL_NAME -s $CHILD_CHANNEL -g
fi
echo spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_setorgaccess $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME -e >> clonechannels-$DATESTRING.log
spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer — softwarechannel_setorgaccess $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME -e
echo spacecmd -u $defaultOrgAdmin -s $spacewalkServer -y — softwarechannel_delete $CHILD_CHANNEL_NAME >> $UNDO_FILE
done