What is "subscription-manager clean" and why do I need it?

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Why do we need a clean option in subscription-manager?

In some cases, if a file system has been corrupted, or the subscription data has been lost, subscription-manager clean can allow us to start fresh, without needed to register the system and assign entitlements again.

The clean command removes all of the subscription and identity data from the local system witho...

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