The satellite-installer command generated by the `capsule-certs-generate` command fails with ERROR: Unrecognised option '--certs-tar-file'

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Environment

  • Satellite 6

Issue

satellite-installer command generated by the capsule-certs-generate throws the following error when executed on Capsule:

ERROR: Unrecognised option '--certs-tar-file'

Resolution

Replace --certs-tar-file with --foreman-proxy-content-certs-tar.

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

Root Cause

On older Satellite versions --certs-tar-file parameter name was used, and changed.
Given environmental specifics and/or the version being upgraded, the parameter name in the generated output might differ from the one on Capsule.

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