Subscription Manager list shows "Status Details: Not covered by a valid subscription"

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM)

Issue

  • Subscription Manager list shows "Status Details: Not covered by a valid subscription"

    # subscription-manager list
      Status:         Not Subscribed
      Status Details: Not covered by a valid subscription.
    

Resolution

  • Subscribe to the system by executing the following commands:

    # subscription-manager refresh
    
  • Check the available subscriptions and copy the POOL ID of required subscription:

    # subscription-manager list --available --all
    
  • Attach the subscription using the subscription Pool ID or automatically:

    # subscription-manager attach --pool=<Pool Id>
    Or
    # subscription-manager attach --auto
    

Root Cause

  • The system is not subscribed with any active subscription.

Diagnostic Steps

  • Confirm whether the system is registered with RHSM, run any yum command like:

    # yum repolist
    
  • Check the system profiles in the portal and verify whether this system is identified as a virtual system or not.

    Type: System: Virtual ?
    
  • Check the below package whether installed on the system:

    # rpm -qa virt*
    
  • Verify the following subscription manager's command line outputs:

    # subscription-manager status
    # subscription-manager list --consumed
    
  • Verify whether the required subscription is available in the following command's output:

    # subscription-manager list --available --all
    
  • Check whether the product certificate is present under the following directory:

    # ll  /etc/pki/product-default/
    # ll  /etc/pki/product
    
  • Check the socket information of the system:

    # cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep '^processor'|wc -l
    # subscription-manager facts | grep -i socket
    

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