Description of problem:

In Satellite GUI, under Administer setting, Updating/Setting a new Pulp 3 export destination filepath does not work and fails when exporting the content to the new path with the below error:-
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Response body:

{"path":["Path '/var/lib/pulp/test/RedHat/Test/1.0/2023-01-04T19-26-19-05-30' is not an allowed export path"]}

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Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

6.11 and 6.12

How reproducible:

100%

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a new export destination path in the satellite CLI

1. mkdir -p /var/lib/pulp/test && chown pulp:pulp /var/lib/pulp/test

2. Next Update the Pulp 3 export destination filepath in the Satellite GUI:-

Navigate to Satellite GUI > Administer settings > Content > Pulp 3 export destination filepath

3. Export the content using hammer:-

hammer content-export complete version --id 2

Actual results:

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Error: Error message: the server returns an error
HTTP status code: 400
Response headers:

{"Date"=>"Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:10:44 GMT", "Server"=>"gunicorn", "Content-Type"=>"application/json", "Vary"=>"Accept,Cookie", "Allow"=>"GET, POST, HEAD, OPTIONS", "X-Frame-Options"=>"DENY", "Content-Length"=>"110", "X-Content-Type-Options"=>"nosniff", "Referrer-Policy"=>"same-origin", "Correlation-ID"=>"bedbbe52-21cf-4a12-b65b-870dd049297c", "Access-Control-Expose-Headers"=>"Correlation-ID", "Via"=>"1.1 satellite.example.com", "Connection"=>"close"}

Response body:

{"path":["Path '/var/lib/pulp/test/RedHat/Test/1.0/2023-01-04T19-40-44-05-30' is not an allowed export path"]}

Expected results:

Should export to new destination without any errors.

Additional info:
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Workaround to fix the issue.

1. 1. 1. 1. update the file with the below change:-

1. vi /etc/pulp/settings.py // Look for the ALLOWED_EXPORT_PATHS and update the path

ALLOWED_EXPORT_PATHS = ["/var/lib/pulp/exports", "/var/lib/pulp/test"]

1. save and exit

Next restart the services of the Red Hat Satellite server.

1. satellite-maintain service restart

Next tried to export and it works:-

1. hammer content-export complete version --id 2
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   Generated /var/lib/pulp/test/RedHat/Test/1.0/2023-01-04T19-45-03-05-30/metadata.json

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