5.2. Registering a System

  1. Install the configuration RPM to configure Red Hat Subscription Manager to point to the Subscription Asset Manager instance. For example:
    [root@server ~]# rpm -ivh http://sam.example.com/pub/candlepin-cert-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm
  2. Register the system using the subscription-manager command. The organization name is required; if the username or password are not passed with the command, then the command prompts for them. Using --auto-attach to apply subscriptions automatically is not required, but it simplifies setting up the new system.
    [root@server ~]# subscription-manager register --username=jsmith --password=secret --org="IT Dept" --auto-attach
    This command must be run as root.