theforeman/foreman · error

Unable to create medium: #{SeedHelper.format_errors m}

Error message

Unable to create medium: #{SeedHelper.format_errors m}

What it means

Error "Unable to create medium: #{SeedHelper.format_errors m}" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at db/seeds.d/100-installation_media.rb:89

      :path => "http://$release.release.flatcar-linux.net",
    },
    {
      :name => "Fedora CoreOS mirror",
      :os_family => "Fcos",
      :path => "https://builds.coreos.fedoraproject.org",
    },
    {
      :name => "Red Hat CoreOS mirror",
      :os_family => "Rhcos",
      :path => "http://mirror.openshift.com",
    },
  ].each do |input|
    next if Medium.unscoped.where(['name = ? OR path = ?', input[:name], input[:path]]).any?
    next if SeedHelper.audit_modified? Medium, input[:name]
    m = Medium.create input
    m.organizations = organizations
    m.locations = locations
    raise "Unable to create medium: #{SeedHelper.format_errors m}" if m.nil? || m.errors.any?
  end
end

View on GitHub (pinned to 6b05625475)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at db/seeds.d/100-installation_media.rb:89 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of theforeman/foreman@6b05625475 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0c320d71e7ccea16. Report an issue: GitHub.