Subscription-manager throws the error 'Repositories disabled by configuration' when attempting to enable a repository

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Not able to enable the repository using subscription-manager commands.
  • subscription-manager shows Repositories disabled by configuration
  • Unable to manage the repositories using subscription-manager commands.
  • The /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo file is not updated after refreshing yum.
  • Unable to install any package as yum is failing with below error:

    Updating Subscription Management repositories.
    Error: There are no enabled repositories in "/etc/yum.repos.d", "/etc/yum/repos.d", "/etc/distro.repos.d".
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Simple Content Access (SCA)
  • Red Hat Subscription Manager(RHSM)

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