Getting the error gaierror: [Errno -2] Name or service not known while executing the subscription-manager and yum commands on the clients registered with Red Hat Satellite.
Issue
- The subscription-manager commands and/or yum transactions failed with a traceback.
- Along with the traceback seen after subscription-manager and/or yum commands, below error can be observed at the same time:
# subscription-manager identity
Network error, unable to connect to server. Please see /var/log/rhsm/rhsm.log for more information.
Environment
- Red Hat Satellite 6.3
- Red Hat Capsule 6.3
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