update-packages

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`update-packages`

Migration script for nvrea issue to migrate already existing paths and include the package gpg key id for different providers.

            update-packages

## Description

Running this script is necessary if you are upgrading from RHN Satellite 5.2. If you're upgrading from RHN Satellite 5.3, this step can be safely skipped.

Run update-packages script as root:

      /usr/bin/update-packages \
            --update-filer \
            --update-kstrees \
            --debug

The --debug option will direct the script to log all actions into /var/log/rhn/update-packages.log

* Time estimate: the time required for whole conversion depends on the current size of your filer and the speed of your hardware. Assume 60 - 120 GB / hour.

## Options

--help

- Display usage and exit.

-v, --verbose

- Increase verbosity.

--debug

- Logs the debug information to a log file /var/log/rhn/update-packages.log

--update-sha256

- Update SHA-256 capable packages.

--update-filer

- Convert filer structure.

--update-kstrees

- Fix kickstart trees permissions.

## Authors

- Pradeep Kilambi pkilambi@redhat.com