Break-fix Scenario

A RHEL 8 server rhel81 is registered to the satellite server and needs to be upgraded to RHEL 9 via Leapp. But errors in leapp preupgrade and leapp upgrade need to be resolved before a successful upgrade to RHEL 9. Your job is to investigate the issue and ensure RHEL 8 server is upgraded to RHEL 9.

Here is error the message:

Sample output

[root@rhel81 ~]# leapp preupgrade
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2025-02-10 10:57:15.999198 [ERROR] Actor: target_userspace_creator
Message: Unable to install RHEL 9 userspace packages.
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Objectives

Investigate why the RHEL 8 server upgrade to RHEL 9 via Leapp is failing in Red Hat Satellite 6.
Solve the upgrade issue in the hands-on lab environment.

Recreate Scenario

To recreate this scenario, run the lab script on bastion server.

lab break breakfix0

Sample output

[lab-user@bastion ~]$ lab break breakfix0
Initiating /usr/local/bin/lab with option(s) break breakfix0
Completed /usr/local/bin/lab with option(s) break breakfix0 successfully

It may take 2-3 minutes to complete.

Success Criteria

Ensure the leapp upgrade command results in success and rhel81 server is upgraded to RHEL 9.

leapp upgrade

Sample output:

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Complete!
====> * add_upgrade_boot_entry
        Add new boot entry for Leapp provided initramfs.
A reboot is required to continue. Please reboot your system.
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