Katello Debian/Ubuntu repo files missing

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Problem:
I have a repo for Ubuntu 20.04, focal-security, main, restricted, universe, amd64.

However I have zero files being synced for the SSSD metapackage. No SSSD metapackage nor any associated packages.

If I look at the packages.gz file in main in the Ubuntu repo, I can see sssd in there. There are almost twice as many packages in main as there are syncing to Katello.

Expected outcome:
ALL packages in the repos and components are downloaded and added to the local repo.

Foreman and Proxy versions:
Foreman 3.1.0
Katello 4.3.0.rc4

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I will need to have a look at this.

Can you check if there are any relevant warnings or similar in the logs when you sync?

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This works just fine on my test system using the following sync settings:

Upstream URL:     http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
Releases:         focal-security
Components:       main restricted universe
Architectures:    amd64
Download Policy:  On Demand

I am getting 12986 deb Packages from the sync, which matches what I saw in the upstream Packages files. I am testing one more time using Download Policy “immediate”, but I don’t think that will change anything.

Can you test this again? Is there anything you did differently? What mirror were you using?

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Ugh - when did it switch from comma separated list to space separated? Removed the commas and I have 12986 packages.

There needs to be error checking on this field. I’d love to see a help icon next to each field with a brief description of the format and what it is for.

Also, when did clicking on the package count on the repository screen start bringing you to a blank screen? I’d expect it to take you to a list of packages in that repository.

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This happened with the switch from Pulp 2 to Pulp 3 I am afraid. My apologies.

I have good news on that one, we implemented exactly what you describe recently at least in the form for creating new Debian repos (though I am not exactly sure what Katello release it will first be in). Found the issue: Bug #33702: Fix Katello GUI issues and add debian constraints - Katello - Foreman Looks like it will be in Katello 4.3. If I remember correctly it includes reworked descriptions for all Debian specific repo fields, mouse over text with additional corner cases/extra infromation. As well as sanity checking for certain user input (including a warning if you try to add commas to the lists that used to be comma separated).

This sounds like a bug to me. I am pretty sure clicking on the package count in my test system took me to a list of packages (I am using a somewhat different version on my test system so it working there does not mean it can’t be broken on your system)…

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Thank you! This is good news. I’m sure the deb display it’s a bug in my version. I’m not seeing any errors in any of the logs I’m looking at. I can still see them all under Content > Content Types > Deb Packages. That’s good enough.