Red Hat Network Satellite cannot communicate with client

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Client machine reports inactive in Red Hat Network Satellite, and both "OSA Status" -> "Ping Server" fails, and attemping to run a remote command fails.
  • On client system, confirmed that both osad and rhnsd are running.
  • lsof -p <osad's pid\#> shows an active tcp connection to the Red Hat Network Satellite server.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
  • Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3

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