Red Hat Subscription Manager

Red Hat Subscription Manager tracks and displays what subscriptions are available to the local system and what subscriptions have been consumed by the local system.

It works as a conduit back to the subscription service to synchronize changes, such as available product quantities or subscription expiration dates.

The Subscription Manager includes the following components:

  • A UI-based client to manage the local machine
  • A CLI client, which can be used with other applications or in automation scripts

These tools allow authorized users to perform tasks directly related to managing subscriptions, such as registering a system to Red Hat and updating the certificates required for authentication. Some minor operations, such as updating system facts, are available to help show and track available subscriptions.

Note

You must have root privileges to run the Subscription Manager CLI tool because of the nature of the changes to the system. However, Subscription Manager connects to the subscription service as a user account for the subscription service.

The Subscription Manager is part of the firstboot process for configuring content and updates, but you can register the system at any time through the Subscription Manager UI or CLI. New subscriptions, new products, and updates can be viewed and applied to a system through the Subscription Manager tools.

Launch Red Hat Subscription Manager
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You can run Red Hat Subscription Manager from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux UI. The following instructions show you how to run Subscription Manager from the RHEL UI based on the release version of your system.

Procedure
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  • In RHEL 9, click Activities > Show Applications.
  • In RHEL 8, click Activities > Show All Programs.
  • In RHEL 7, click System Tools > Administration.