Chapter 15. Registering RHEL by using Subscription Manager
Post-installation, you must register your system to get continuous updates.
15.1. Registering RHEL 8 using the installer GUI
You can register a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 by using the RHEL installer GUI.
Prerequisites
- You have a valid user account on the Red Hat Customer Portal. See the Create a Red Hat Login page.
- You have a valid Activation Key and Organization id.
Procedure
- From the Installation Summary screen, under Software, click Connect to Red Hat.
- Authenticate your Red Hat account using the Account or Activation Key option.
Optional: In the Set System Purpose field select the Role, SLA, and Usage attribute that you want to set from the drop-down menu.
At this point, your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 system has been successfully registered.
15.2. Registration Assistant
Registration Assistant is designed to help you choose the most suitable registration option for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment.
Additional resources
- For assistance with using a username and password to register RHEL with the Subscription Manager client, see the RHEL registration assistant on the Customer Portal.
- For assistance with registering your RHEL system to Red Hat Insights, see the Insights registration assistant on the Hybrid Cloud Console.
15.3. Registering your system using the command line
You can register your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 subscription by using the command line.
For an improved and simplified experience registering your hosts to Red Hat, use remote host configuration (RHC). The RHC client registers your system to Red Hat making your system ready for Insights data collection and enabling direct issue remediation from Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For more information, see RHC registration.
Prerequisites
- You have an active, non-evaluation Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription.
- Your Red Hat subscription status is verified.
- You have not previously received a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 subscription.
- You have successfully installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and logged into the system as root.
Procedure
- Open a terminal window as a root user.
Register your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system by using the activation key:
# subscription-manager register --activationkey=<activation_key_name> --org=<organization_ID>
When the system is successfully registered, an output similar to the following is displayed:
The system has been registered with id: 62edc0f8-855b-4184-b1b8-72a9dc793b96
