RHSM-DEBUG(8)

📦 version 1.30.16, in centos-stream 10, centos-stream 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 RHSM-DEBUG 💖 (section 8, aka the RHSM Debug Tool bestie)

okay so first things first: the manual page header literally says RHSM-DEBUG(8) and calls itself the RHSM Debug Tool, so that's the vibe we're on. it's a command-line tool, it lives in section 8 of the manual, and it is so useful. let's get into it 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

rhsm-debug — compiles information about system's entitlements, products, and identity used by Red Hat Subscription Manager.

like. it goes and gathers up all the receipts 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

rhsm-debug module [options]

that's it. that's the whole shape of it. a module, then some options. iconic honestly.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

rhsm-debug compiles information about system's entitlements, products, and identity used by Red Hat Subscription Manager.

that's the whole description, no cap. it collects the entitlement / product / identity tea for Red Hat Subscription Manager and puts it in one place so you can actually look at it. 🫶

👑 COMMANDS AND OPTIONS 👑

here's the thing bestie — rhsm-debug has specific options available for each module, depending on what operation is being performed. so the options you get depend on which module you asked for. iykyk.

the currently supported modules are:

  1. system

that's the list. one (1) module. she's lowkey a minimalist. 💜

💖 COMMON OPTIONS 💖

these are the ones that show up no matter which module you're on:

  • -h, --help — prints the specific help information for the given command. literally just asks her to explain herself, and she will. 😌
  • --proxy=PROXY — uses an HTTP proxy. the PROXY name has the format hostname:port. yes, with the colon in the middle, don't skip it.
  • --proxyuser=PROXYUSERNAME — gives the username to use to authenticate to the HTTP proxy. 🔑
  • --proxypassword=PROXYPASSWORD — gives the password to use to authenticate to the HTTP proxy. 🤫

🧚 SYSTEM OPTIONS 🧚

the system command pulls in debug information off of the current system. like, this system. the one you're standing on right now. no traveling required. ✨

  • --destination=DESTINATION — the directory to place the resulting debug data. the default is /tmp.
  • --no-archive — generates an uncompressed directory instead of a gzipped file. so if you hate unzipping things, this one's your girl.
  • --sos — excludes data files that are also collected by the sosreport tool. no need to double-collect, we're not greedy. 💅

💀 BUGS 💀

this tool is part of Red Hat Subscription Manager. to file bugs against this command-line tool, go to <https://bugzilla.redhat.com>, and select Red Hat > Red Hat Enterprise Linux > subscription-manager.

fr fr, go through the menu in that exact order or they won't know where to put your bug. 🙈

🌈 AUTHORS 🌈

William Poteat<wpoteat@redhat.com>. the rhsm-debug tool was written by William Poteat.

we stan. 👑

Copyright (c) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. this is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2). a copy of this license is available at <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>.

and that's the whole page, bestie! 🎀 this one came to you from the RHSM Debug Tool herself — rhsm-debug(8), that same RHSM-DEBUG(8) you'll spot sitting pretty at the bottom of the page. go compile some information about your entitlements, products, and identity, and slay. 💖✨

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