Getting "HTTP error (401 - Unauthorized): Invalid username or password. To create a login, please visit https://www.redhat.com/wapps/ugc/register.html" while registering the system.

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Issue

  • When trying to register the system using subscription-manager register command or while performing registration during installation, it returns Invalid username or password error.
# subscription-manager register --username=xxxxxxxx
Registering to: subscription.rhsm.redhat.com:443/subscription
Password:
HTTP error (401 - Unauthorized): Invalid username or password. To create a login, please visit https://www.redhat.com/wapps/ugc/register.html

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)

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