How to remove OpenSCAP reports using API in Red Hat Satellite 6?

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

• What API can be used to remove OpenSCAP reports in Red Hat Satellite 6?

Resolution

• The following steps can be followed to collect report ids and delete them using the API in Red Hat Satellite 6:

  • List all OpenSCAP reports using the following API:

    # curl --insecure --request GET --user username:password --header "Content-Type:application/json" -k https://satellite.example.com/api/v2/compliance/arf_reports| python3 -m json.tool
    

  • Note the report id from the output of the above API as in following example output:

    ...
    ...
     "results": [
         {
             "created_at": "2024-04-30 19:36:09 UTC",
             "updated_at": "2024-04-30 19:36:09 UTC",
             "reported_at": "2024-04-30 19:36:08 UTC",
             "id": 4086,                                    <<<< Report Id
             "passed": 0,
             "failed": 0,
             "othered": 0,
    ...
    ...
    

  • Use the following API to delete the OpenSCAP report, replacing $id with the noted report id from the above example:

    # curl --insecure --request DELETE --user username:password --header "Content-Type:application/json" -k https://satellite.example.com/api/v2/compliance/arf_reports/$Id | python3 -m json.tool
    

• If it is required to clean all OpenSCAP reports, following foreman-rake command can be used on the Satellite server:

  # foreman-rake reports:expire report_type=ForemanOpenscap::ArfReport days=0
  

  • where report_type targets OpenSCAP data and days=0 means keeping nothing.

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x OpenSCAP Issues, please refer to the Red Hat Satellite Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x OpenSCAP Issues

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x API Issues, please refer to the Red Hat Satellite Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x API Issues

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