linux_wiki:spacewalk_force_client_check_in

Spacewalk Force Client Check In

General Information

Force Spacewalk client(s) to check in and pick up scheduled jobs.

Checklist

  • Spacewalk server configured
  • Spacewalk client registered
  • System with spacecmd configured
  • Execute as user with sudo privileges on target client systems

The Script

Execute on a system that has spacecmd installed and configured.

sw_force-client-checkin.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Name: sw_force-client-checkin.sh
# Description: Force Spacewalk client(s) to check in and pick up scheduled jobs
# Last Updated: 2016-10-07
# Recent Changes:-Improved error checking for groups, removed spacecmd dependency
#                 check for single system commands
#                -ssh connect timeout 5 seconds added
####################################################################################
 
##### Customize These Variables #####
# Spacecmd command and any default arguments
spacecmd_cmd="spacecmd -q"
 
##### End of Customize Variables #####
 
#=====================================
# Functions; Main starts after
#=====================================
function show_usage
{
  echo -e "\n==== Force Client Check In ===="
  echo -e "\nDescription: Force each Spacewalk client to check in and pick up scheduled jobs."
  echo -e "\n--Usage--"
  echo -e "-h                    => Display usage."
  echo -e "-s system             => Single system check in."
  echo -e "-g system-group       => System group check in."
  echo -e "-a                    => All systems check in."
  echo -e "\n--Other Requirements--"
  echo -e "-> Spacecmd and config file setup required."
  echo -e "-> Run as a user with admin privileges on the Spacewalk server."
  echo -e "-> Run as a user with sudo privileges on the target server(s) for rhn_check."
  echo -e
}
 
#=======================
# Get Script Arguments
#=======================
# Reset POSIX variable in case it has been used previously in this shell
OPTIND=1
 
## Default settings ##
# Do not assume we want all systems to check in
all_systems="no"
 
## Get command line arguments ##
while getopts "hs:g:a" opt; do
  case "${opt}" in
    h) # -h (help) argument
      show_usage
      exit 0
    ;;
    s) # -s system
      single_system=${OPTARG}
      checkin_type="single"
    ;;
    g) # -g system-group
      system_group=${OPTARG}
      checkin_type="group"
    ;;
    a) # -a (all systems)
      all_systems="yes"
      checkin_type="all"
    ;;
    *) # invalid argument
      show_usage
      exit 0
    ;;
  esac
done
 
## Argument Sanity Checks ##
# Scenario: No arguments set
if [[ ${all_systems} == "no" ]]; then
  if [[ -z ${single_system} && -z ${system_group} ]]; then
    echo -e "\n>> ERROR! You must decide on something to check in."
    show_usage
    exit 1
  fi
fi
 
# Scenario: All systems AND single system set
if [[ ${all_systems} == "yes" && ${single_system} ]]; then
  echo -e "\n>> ERROR! Incompatible arguments (all systems and a single system)."
  show_usage
  exit 1
fi
 
# Scenario: All systems AND system group set
if [[ ${all_systems} == "yes" && ${system_group} ]]; then
  echo -e "\n>> ERROR! Incompatible arguments (all systems and a system group)."
  show_usage
  exit 1
fi
 
# Scenario: Single system AND system group set
if [[ ${single_system} && ${system_group} ]]; then
  echo -e "\n>> ERROR! Incompatible arguments (single system and a system group)."
  show_usage
  exit 1
fi
 
#===================
# Pre-checks: Ensure dependencies exist
#===================
 
# Only check for Spacewalk dependencies if NOT sending to a single system
if [[ -z ${single_system} ]]; then
  # Check for Spacecmd
  which spacecmd &> /dev/null
  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
    echo "\n>> Error! The command 'spacecmd' is not found or not in PATH. Exiting..."
    exit 1
  fi
 
  # Check to see if a spacecmd config file exists
  if [[ ! -f ${HOME}/.spacecmd/config ]]; then
    echo -e "\n>> Error! No spacecmd config file found at: ${HOME}/.spacecmd/config. Exiting..."
    exit 1
  fi
fi
 
#===================
# Main starts here
#===================
 
echo -e "======================================================"
echo -e "####=== Spacewalk: Force all clients check-in ====####"
echo -e "======================================================"
echo
echo -e "Force clients registered to Spacewalk to check in (rhn_check)."
if [[ ${single_system} ]]; then
  echo -e "Force single client to check in: ${single_system}"
elif [[ ${system_group} ]]; then
  echo -e "Force clients in group to check in: ${system_group}"
else
  echo -e "Force ALL systems to check in."
fi
echo -e "\n=>Continue?[y/n]:\c"
read run_script
 
if [[ ${run_script} != "y" ]]; then
  echo -e "\n>>Will not run the force client check-in script. Exiting..."
  exit 1
fi
 
case ${checkin_type} in
  single)
  ## Single system ##
  echo -e "\n>> Single system check in..."
 
  echo "->${single_system}"
  ssh -qt -o ConnectTimeout=5 ${single_system} "sudo /usr/sbin/rhn_check"
 
  ;;
  group)
  ## Group of systems (Spacewalk Group) ##
  echo -e "\n>> Group check in (${system_group})..."
 
  # Check to see if the Spacewalk group exists; exit if it does not
  ${spacecmd_cmd} group_list | grep ${system_group} > /dev/null
  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
    echo -e "-> ERROR! Could not find Spacewalk group: ${system_group}"
    exit 1
  fi
 
  for node in $(${spacecmd_cmd} group_listsystems ${system_group}); do
    echo "->${node}"
    ssh -qt -o ConnectTimeout=5 ${node} "sudo /usr/sbin/rhn_check"
  done
 
  ;;
  all)
  ## All Systems ##
  echo -e "\n>> All systems check in..."
 
  for node in $(${spacecmd_cmd} system_list); do 
    echo "->${node}"
    ssh -qt -o ConnectTimeout=5 ${node} "sudo /usr/sbin/rhn_check"
  done
 
  ;;
esac
 
echo -e "\n==================================="
echo -e "=- Client Check In(s) Completed. -="
echo -e "==================================="

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