Reject IOP with external database mode

[jakduch]

Summary

• fail during feature validation when IOP is combined with an external database
• tell users to disable IOP or select the internal database mode
• cover the invalid combination and both valid alternatives with executable Ansible tests

Testing

• exercised all three Ansible test scenarios locally
• ansible-lint src/roles/check_features
• git diff --check

Fixes #801

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• src/roles/check_features/defaults/main.yaml
• src/roles/check_features/tasks/main.yaml
• tests/unit/check_features_test.py

📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The check_features role now validates database mode when IOP is enabled. It permits external database mode when the installed flag exists. Unit tests cover these conditions and related accepted cases.

Changes

IOP database mode validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate IOP database mode src/roles/check_features/defaults/main.yaml, src/roles/check_features/tasks/main.yaml, tests/unit/check_features_test.py	The role checks for an installed flag and requires internal database mode when IOP is enabled and the flag is absent. Tests cover this failure condition, accepted internal database mode, external database mode without IOP, and an existing installed flag.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: ehelms

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d558a

The new check stops fresh installs that combine IOP with an external database. Existing external-database installations appear able to add IOP without this check, which would leave them in the unsupported setup the change is meant to block. The exception should be narrowed before merge, unless that gap is explicitly accepted.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to d558a

The new check rejects IOP with an external database on a fresh installation. Previously installed systems intentionally bypass the check. No expanded access was established, but recovery and deployment-path coverage remain uncertain.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The new decision is scoped to feature validation and controller installation state. The changed test functions do not establish an attacker-reachable production entrypoint.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — A pre-existing .installed file suppresses the new assertion, including for IOP with an external database. This exception is explicitly tested; no evidence shows an attacker can create that file or that this PR expands access relative to the prior behavior.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	Issue [#801] requires validation to fail whenever IOP is requested with external database mode. The new assertion checks database_mode == 'internal', but its when clause skips validation when `che…	Run the IOP database-mode validation for the requested combination without the installed-flag bypass, and update the test that currently requires an existing installation with IOP and external mode to pass.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 1 files. (2 skipped: 2 …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: rejecting IOP when the database mode is external.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly matches the changeset. It explains the validation rule, user guidance, tests, and lint checks.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The new default variable, the check_features role validation, and the four executable Ansible tests directly support issue [#801]. No unrelated production or test changes appear in the reviewed diff…

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Explanation

Issue [#801] requires validation to fail whenever IOP is requested with external database mode. The new assertion checks database_mode == 'internal', but its when clause skips validation when check_features_installed_flag exists. The added test_existing_iop_external_database_is_not_blocked confirms that the invalid combination can still pass. The error text correctly explains the required internal mode and the available alternatives.

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Explanation

Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 1 files. (2 skipped: 2 unsupported.)

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[jakduch]

These proxy failures start with the backup polling privilege-escalation timeout, which is fixed by #863. The other shared deployment failures are the Candlepin OOM issue fixed by #865; #865 has passed the complete CI matrix.

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In `@src/roles/check_features/tasks/main.yaml`:
- Line 38: Update the `check_features_installed_flag` exception so installation
status alone does not bypass IOP validation; allow the exception only when the
deployment already had IOP, ensuring newly added IOP on an installed
external-database deployment is rejected if `iop_core` is missing.

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