Error when running pulp-manage-db : "This must not be run as root"

Environment

Satellite 6

Issue

• Unable to run pulp-manage-db command.

It results in the following error:

pulp-manage-db This must not be run as root, but as the same user apache runs as.

Resolution

The command needs to be executed in the following manner:

# sudo -u apache pulp-manage-db

Important: run that command ONLY when pulp services are stopped. In particular, run:

for i in pulp_resource_manager pulp_workers pulp_celerybeat pulp_streamer; do service $i stop; done

before the pulp-manage-db and start the services after the command completes.

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