Upgrading from 1.6 to 1.6.2 clobbers conf files with recommended 'foreman-install'?

lawre · October 23, 2014, 4:31pm

I initially performed a 'foreman-install' of foreman, so the upgrade
instructions state it is recommended to re-run foreman-install after
upgrading. However, all of my /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d conf files get
clobbered, as well as a modification to /etc/http/conf.d/05-foreman.conf.
What is the recommended way to avoid this clobbering? Backup and re-edit?
Any other suggestions? Thanks.

Dominic_Cleal · October 28, 2014, 1:57pm

Either don't run foreman-installer, or find the arguments to it that
make the changes you want. Not everything's parameterised, but many
things are.

I'm unsure about the upgrade advice, maybe we could put some additional
wording around it?

github.com

theforeman/theforeman.org/blob/gh-pages/_includes/manuals/1.7/3.6_upgrade.md


### Upgrading to Foreman {{page.version}}

#### Preparation

**Before updating to {{page.version}}, make sure you have successfully upgraded to {{page.previous_version}} first.**

Upgrading across more than one version is not supported, so it's required to upgrade to each
intermediate version and follow all upgrade instructions for the previous versions.

Please note the following important changes:

* **Users are now case insensitive:** user login names are now case
  insensitive and so any duplicate users will be renamed during upgrade.
* **Debian 6 (Squeeze) support dropped:** read the [release notes](/manuals/{{page.version}}/index.html#Deprecationwarnings)
  for more information.
* **Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) users:** Puppet 3 and Facter 1.6.12 are now
  required from the [Puppet Labs repo](http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/puppetlabs_package_repositories.html#for-debian-and-ubuntu)
  when the Foreman and Puppet master are on the same host ([more info](http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/Ubuntu_Precise_Brightbox)).
  When upgrading from v2, check [our upgrade notes](http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/FAQ#Upgrade-puppet-from-v2-to-v3-gotchas) for config changes.

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On 23/10/14 17:31, lawre wrote: > I initially performed a 'foreman-install' of foreman, so the upgrade > instructions state it is recommended to re-run foreman-install after > upgrading. However, all of my /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d conf files > get clobbered, as well as a modification to > /etc/http/conf.d/05-foreman.conf. What is the recommended way to avoid > this clobbering? Backup and re-edit? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

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Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering

Martin_Beauchamp · October 28, 2014, 8:38pm

I agree that there could be a documentation improvement made here. I just followed the docs to make the same upgrade, and when I got to this section:

As a new Foreman use, I really had to scratch my head. Luckily for me, I decided not to do it - as everything seemed to be working without that step.

Best,
Martín

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-- Martín Beauchamp Systems Engineer Park Slope Food Coop, Inc.

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Subject: Re: [foreman-users] upgrading from 1.6 to 1.6.2 clobbers conf files with recommended ‘foreman-install’?

On 23/10/14 17:31, lawre wrote:

I initially performed a ‘foreman-install’ of foreman, so the
upgrade
instructions state it is recommended to re-run foreman-install
after
upgrading. However, all of my /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d conf
files
get clobbered, as well as a modification to
/etc/http/conf.d/05-foreman.conf. What is the recommended way to
avoid
this clobbering? Backup and re-edit? Any other suggestions?
Thanks.

Either don’t run foreman-installer, or find the arguments to it that
make the changes you want. Not everything’s parameterised, but many
things are.

I’m unsure about the upgrade advice, maybe we could put some
additional
wording around it?

https://github.com/theforeman/theforeman.org/blob/gh-pages/_includes/manuals/1.7/3.6_upgrade.md

–
Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering

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