subscription-manager register command fails with error : Validation failed: Name must not include periods (HTTP error code 422: Unprocessable Entity)

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Issue

  • Cannot register system to Satellite 6 using subscription-manager
# subscription-manager register
Registering to: satellite.example.com:443/rhsm
Username: admin
Password:
Validation failed: Name must not include periods (HTTP error code 422: Unprocessable Entity)

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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