Register and automatically subscribe in one step

Use the following command to register the system, then automatically associate any available subscription matching that system:

# subscription-manager register --username <username> --password <password> --auto-attach

If the command is unable to attach a subscription, it will indicate that in the output. Then, you can attach the subscription from the Customer Portal, instead (see the next section).

Register first, then attach a subscription in the Customer Portal

Use the following command to register a system without immediately attaching a subscription:

# subscription-manager register

Attach a specific subscription through the Customer Portal

After registration, you can to assign a subscription to the registered system from the Customer Portal by referring this article.

• After this, refresh the information on your machine using the following command. Be sure to run this any time you add or change the attached subscription from the Customer Portal:

# subscription-manager refresh

Attach a subscription from any available that match the system

After registration, use the following command to attach any available subscription that matches the current system.

# subscription-manager attach --auto

Register with a specific pool

After registration, use the following command to attach a subscription from a specific pool:

# subscription-manager attach --pool=<POOL_ID>

Note: With subscription-manager-1.1.9-1 or later, attach option has been replacing the subscribe option. For more information, please refer to following article: RHBA-2013-0350

If you are not sure of the pool ID needed, these and details such as expiration dates can be viewed using the following command:

# subscription-manager list --available --all

Registration via GUI

# subscription-manager-gui

• Systems can also be registered with Customer Portal Subscription Management during the firstboot process or as part of the kickstart setup (both described in the Installation Guide)

Unregistering a system

# subscription-manager remove --all# subscription-manager unregister# subscription-manager clean