Error message while `yum update' "This system is registered to Red Hat Subscription Management, but is not receiving updates. You can use subscription-manager to assign subscriptions"

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Environment

  • Red Hat Subscription Manager
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

  • Error message while yum update:
This system is registered to Red Hat Subscription Management, but is not receiving updates. You can use subscription-manager to assign subscriptions
  • From rhsm.log 
[DEBUG] subscription-manager @identity.py:130 - Loading consumer info from identity certificates.
[DEBUG] subscription-manager @connection.py:418 - Loaded CA certificates from /etc/rhsm/ca/: candlepin-stage.pem, redhat-uep.pem
[DEBUG] subscription-manager @connection.py:450 - Making request: GET /subscription/status
[DEBUG] subscription-manager @connection.py:473 - Response: status=200
[WARNING] subscription-manager @connection.py:477 - Clock skew detected, please check your system time
[INFO] subscription-manager @managercli.py:299 - Server Versions: {'candlepin': '0.9.26-1', 'server-type': 'Red Hat Subscription Management'}
subscription-manager @connection.py:418 - Loaded CA certificates from /etc/rhsm/ca/: candlepin-stage.pem, redhat-uep.pem
subscription-manager @connection.py:450 - Making request: GET /subscription/
subscription-manager @connection.py:473 - Response: status=200
  • Issue shown:
[root@host]# yum update
Loaded plugins: product-id, subscription-manager
This system is registered to Red Hat Subscription Management, but is not 
receiving updates. You can use subscription-manager to assign subscriptions.
There are no enabled repos.
  Run "yum repolist all" to see the repos you have.
  You can enable repos with yum-config-manager --enable <repo>
  • On portal system status showing Subscribed.

Resolution

# subscription-manager attach --auto

Root Cause

  • Wrong date and time or subscription has not attached on system.

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