Installation guide

Note
Red Hat Subscription Manager (GUI and CLI) must be run as root.
To register from the command line, use the register command with the --autosubscribe option
so that the best-matched subscriptions are automatically attached. For example:
[root@server ~]# subscription-manager register --autosubscribe
Username: [e-mail]
Password:
The system has been registered with id: 30a3dc1b-db07-4ee7-bfb0-e09504b4033c
Installed Product Current Status:
Product Name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Status: Subscribed
To register using the Red Hat Subscription Manager GUI:
1. Launch Subscription Manager. For example:
[root@server ~]# subscription-manager-gui
2. In the System menu of the Subscription Manager window, select the Reg ist er item.
3. Enter the hostname of the subscription server to which to register the system. This server, by
default, is Customer Portal Subscription Management (the hosted service), at
subscription.rhn.redhat.com. To register with a Subscription Asset Manager server or
a CloudForms System Engine server, enter the appropriate hostname.
4. Enter the username and password of the user account on the subscription service.
Important
The user credentials to use depend on the subscription service. When registering with
the Customer Portal, use the Red Hat Network credentials for the administrator or
company account.
However, for Subscription Asset Manager or CloudForms System engine, the user
account to use is created within the on-premise service and probably is not the same
as the Customer Portal user account.
5. Optionally, select the Skip automatic subscription selection... checkbox.
By default, the registration process automatically subscribes the system to the best matched
subscription. This can be turned off so that the subscriptions can be selected manually.
25.1.3. Unregist ering t he Syst em
The system is unregistered from a Red Hat Subscription Management service — Customer Portal
Subscription Management, Subscription Asset Manager, or CloudForms System Engine using the
Red Hat Subscription Manager tools.
For example, from the command line, use the unregister command:
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