Package Repository - Reset / Cleanup

[andrboot]

Hi,
Is there a way to clean up old packages, or reset/remove the current packages downloaded in vFense?
Sitting on around 22GB of packages now, 80% of them I know are old patches, are no longer needed.

[linuxdynasty]

You can remove them, if you know which ones are no longer needed. The only issue I can see happening, is that you want to install a patch on a machine and that patch is no longer available on the vFense server.

[andrboot]

Is it possible to reset the package part of the database so that it can be forced to re-download packages it needs?

[andrboot]

Hi,
I have worked it out, not the best scenario but it works :).
Note - This will essentially delete all your current history for installed applications, and force your server once the clients have refreshed their apps to re-download any outstanding patches.
Essentially the following:

1. Stop vFense.
2. Export the rethinkdb to json files, (rethink-export)
3. In the exported folder remove the following json files -
   . * Files.json
   • apps_per_agent.json
4. Stop the rethinkDB.
5. Remove/Move the rethinkdb from the current location.
6. Remove/Move the packages folder (/opt/TopPatch/var/packages/)
7. Start the rethinkDB.
8. Import the cleaned up folder, e.g. rethinkdb-import -d rethinkdb_export_timedatestamp
9. Start up vFense
10. Manually refresh agents, or wait patiently.