The "hammer ping" command shows the status of katello_agent as FAIL in Red Hat Satellite 6

Solution Verified - Updated 2022-09-13T11:38:44+00:00 -

Issue

On Red Hat Satellite 6, hammer ping is showing failed status for katello_agent.

katello_agent:    
   Status:          FAIL
   message:         Not running
   Server Response: Duration: 1ms

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