Unable to subscribe to channels and install packages in Red Hat Satellite while registering with bootstrap script

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to subscribe to channels in Red Hat Satellite while registering with bootstrap script

  • When generating bootstrap script with below options:
    --allow-config-actions
    --allow-remote-commands

It displays below message:

        * setting permissions to allow configuration management
          NOTE: use an activation key to subscribe to the tools
                channel and yum upgrade rhncfg-actions
                Error setting permissions for configuration management.
                Please ensure that the activation key subscribes the
                system to the tools channel and yum updates rhncfg-actions.

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Provisioning Entitlement
  • Activation Key

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