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migrate2rocky -- Conversion Script
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===========
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Running this script will convert an existing CentOS 8 system to Rocky Linux 8.
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### Usage
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```bash
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./migrate2rocky.sh -h
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├── -h # --> Display this help
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├── -r # --> Convert to Rocky
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└── -V # --> Verify switch
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[!! USE WITH CAUTION !!]
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```
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2021-11-07 09:00:42 +00:00
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#### Use Mirror URLs of Rocky Linux
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```bash
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export ROCKY_LINUX_ENV_MIRROR_URL="https://mirrors.example.org/rocky"
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./migrate2rocky.sh -r
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```
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### Known Issues
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2021-06-20 21:08:30 +00:00
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#### Custom replacements of default repositories
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This script expects the **original repository configuration being present, as well
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as enabled** (i.e. for CentOS the `baseos` repo configuration in the
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`/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-BaseOS.repo` file has to be present and enabled).
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Also make sure that there are **no other repositories** which could interfere with the
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original configuration.
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2021-06-21 20:50:40 +00:00
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Any distribution that has had its core repositories altered, removed, duplicated
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or overridden may cause migrate2rocky to break or corrupt the system when run.
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Any attempt to migrate such systems, even after reversing the changes made by such
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software, is not supported in any way. In all cases you should backup your system
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before using migrate2rocky and USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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This especially happens on systems configured with a centralized package management
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like Katello (RedHat Satellite 6) or Uyuni (RedHat Satellite 5, SUSE Manager).
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#### RHEL migrations show error messages during conversion
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```
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Installing : rocky-release-8.3-13.el8.noarch 2/5Error unpacking rpm package rocky-release-8.3-13.el8.noarch
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...
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error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/redhat-release: cpio: File from package already exists as a directory in system
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error: rocky-release-8.3-13.el8.noarch: install failed
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...
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Error: Transaction failed
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```
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This results from conflicts in the directory structure of RHEL with that of
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RockyLinux. migrate2rocky will detect the issue and go on to remove the
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conflicting directory and install rocky-release with the rpm command.
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2021-07-09 10:19:11 +00:00
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#### No matches found for the following enable plugin patterns: config-manager
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The above error message is a display bug in dnf. It does not affect the actual
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dnf command or the migration. You may safely ignore this message.
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2021-07-09 11:09:03 +00:00
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(RHBZ#1980712)
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2021-07-09 10:19:11 +00:00
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#### Grub still shows kernel entries from previous installation
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This is normal. The running kernel cannot be safely removed when migrate2rocky
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is run. The RockyLinux kernel should come up as the default highlighted kernel
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on reboot but the other ones will remain until they are removed or replaced by
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newer kernels. If you want you can manually remove the old kernels after reboot
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with dnf or rpm.
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2021-06-25 07:43:19 +00:00
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#### Symbolic links to Java programs in `/etc/alternatives` are gone
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After migrating a system with an OpenJDK package installed you might encounter
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that java does not work any more. There is a bug in the OpenJDK packages that
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leads to losing the symbolic links in `/etc/alternatives` during the migration.
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A bug report against the upstream packages has been filed
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[here](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1976053). As a workaround
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you can use the following script to recreate the package default alternatives:
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```
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rpm -qa --scripts java-{1.8.0,11}-openjdk-{headless,devel} | sed -n '/postinstall/, /exit/{ /postinstall/! { /exit/ ! p} }' | sh
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```
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2021-08-09 04:39:22 +00:00
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#### IPA fails to start after migration
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This issue is caused by a version mismatch due to the way that modules work that
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trick ipa into thinking that the package was downgraded even if it was not. To
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fix this issue run the following command after migration:
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```
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ipa-server-upgrade --skip-version-check
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```
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2021-08-14 08:07:35 +00:00
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> Note: Since ipa-server-upgrade is a java program you will likely have to run
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> the command to mitigate the "Symbolic links to Java programs..." issue above
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> before running this command.
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2021-08-09 04:39:22 +00:00
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2021-08-14 07:43:15 +00:00
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#### CentOS SIG repositories disappear after migrating to RockyLinux.
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This is because the centos-release-* packages that contain the .repo files for
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the individual repositories depend on centos-release. Storage sig and related
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release packages should be available soon from RockyLinux. In the meantine you
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can use a command like the following to install the .repo files and continue to
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use the repository from CentOS (note please substitute the URL to the release
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package for the repo that you need):
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```
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rpm2cpio <(curl http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8/extras/x86_64/os/Packages/centos-release-gluster9-1.0-1.el8.noarch.rpm) | cpio -iD/ \*.repo
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```
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2021-06-11 17:12:40 +00:00
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### Latest Version
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The latest version of this script can be found [here](https://github.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools/).
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### Debugging
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The `migrate2rocky` script pipes everything shown on `stdout` and `stderr` to
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`/var/log/migrate2rocky.log`.
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If you run in to issues executing this script, please submit an issue
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[here](https://github.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools/issues).
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Make sure to include the output log, and remove any sensitive information. (if
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any)
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Feel free to create a pull request if you think you've got the fix.
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