Trouble registering satellite server to RHN

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Customer cannot get satellite server registered to rhn utilizing install.pl script.
  • Customer receives the following output:

    [root@server cdrom]# ./install.pl 
    * Starting the Red Hat Network Satellite installer. 
    * Performing pre-install checks. 
    * Pre-install checks complete.  Beginning installation. 
    * RHN Registration. 
    RHN Username? <username> 
    RHN Password? <password>
    HTTP Proxy Hostname? <proxy name>
    HTTP Proxy Port [8080]? 80 
    HTTP Proxy Username?  
    RHN Profile Name [server.example.com]?  
    Satellite
    registration failed: Fatal error registering with RHN.  Check your
    proxy settings and parent server and try again.  Also ensure that the
    specified user exists and that the user has an available Satellite
    software entitlement. 
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3.0 and later

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