echo "$j: $STACK_SHOW"
if [[ $STACK_SHOW == *"DELETE_FAILED"* ]]; then
echo "stack delete failed. trying to stack abandon now"
- openstack stack abandon "$STACK_NAME"
+ # stack abandon does not work on RS, therefore requires acquiring a token
+ # and using http delete method to abondon DELETE_FAILED stacks
+ # Todo: remove the change once RS fixes the issue upstream
+ # openstack stack abandon "$STACK_NAME"
+ STACK_ID=$(openstack stack show -f json -c "id" "$STACK_NAME" | jq -r '."id"')
+ TOKEN=$(openstack token issue -f json -c id | jq -r '.id')
+ curl -si -X DELETE -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json"\
+ -H "x-auth-token: $TOKEN"\
+ "https://dfw.orchestration.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1/904885/stacks/$STACK_NAME/$STACK_ID/abandon"
STACK_SHOW=$(openstack stack show "$STACK_NAME")
echo "$STACK_SHOW"
fi