Getting "invalid username or password error" while trying to register system

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
  • Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)

Issue

  • When trying to register the system with subscription-manager register , facing error as: error "http error 401-unauthorized: invalid username or password"

  • Getting "invalid username or password error" while trying to register system with RHSM

Resolution

  • Avoid using blank space in the password to successfully register the system as subscription-manager (RHSM).
  • Reset the password if the password contains a space in it.

To reset the password click here

Root Cause

Subscription-manager (RHSM) does not honor the value when a blank space is added to a password, instead adding special characters is suggested.

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