Re-registering a host with hostname having uppercase letters in Red Hat Satellite 6 fails with an error Name has already been taken.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • If a Host has a hostname with any uppercase letters, re-registration will try to find it, but will not be able to because it is stored with lowercase letters.

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2.

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