Unable to read consumer identity Warning and Solution

2013-08-31 15:30

# vi /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/product-id.conf

# vi /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/subscription-manager.conf

Set enabled to 0 as follows in both files:

 
[main]
enabled=0
 

Save and close the file. Finally, type the following command to clean cache:

 
rm -rfv /var/cache/yum/*
yum clean all

 

or

 

Instead, first you’ll need to get rid of the old ‘RHN Classic’:

rm -rf /etc/sysconfig/rhn_systemid
rm -rf /var/cache/yum/*
yum clean all

Now delete the system from the classic RHN console on the web, to free up the entitlement. After that, you can register for the new improved RHN, using a different set of commands:

subscription-manager register
subscription-manager subscribe --auto