The subscription-manager command returns with error 'Invalid Credentials' or 'Forbidden: Invalid credentials for request'.

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Issue

  • Running any subscription-manager command returns with the below error.

    Forbidden: Invalid credentials for request.

  • The command subscription-manager register fails with the below error.

     # subscription-manager register
 Registering to: subscription.rhsm.redhat.com:443/subscription
 Username: <username>
 Password: 
 Forbidden: Invalid credentials for request.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)

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