Content view with filter do not resolve dependencies from custom repositories even if the "Solve Dependency" is enabled in Red Hat Satellite 6

Solution Verified - Updated

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite
    • 6.13
    • 6.16

Issue

  • Installing package on client host gives dependency error:

     Problem: cannot install the best candidate for the job
     - nothing provides zabbix-agent2-plugin-postgresql needed by zabbix-agent2-6.0.18-release1.el9.x86_64
     - nothing provides zabbix-agent2-plugin-mongodb needed by zabbix-agent2-6.0.18-release1.el9.x86_64
    
  • The package is part of include filter in Content View where "Solve Dependencies" is enabled.

  • Dependency packages like zabbix-agent2-plugin-mongodb and zabbix-agent2-plugin-postgresql not getting installed.

Resolution

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

Diagnostic Steps

  • Installing include filter package on the client host shows error:

       # yum install zabbix-agent2
    Error: 
     Problem: cannot install the best candidate for the job
      - nothing provides zabbix-agent2-plugin-mongodb needed by zabbix-agent2-6.0.18-release1.el9.x86_64
      - nothing provides zabbix-agent2-plugin-postgresql needed by zabbix-agent2-6.0.18-release1.el9.x86_64
    (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
    
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