Provisioning token is blank after creating a host on Satellite 6

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

• Provisioning token is blank after creating a host on Satellite 6 and as a result, while provisioning host is not able to download the kickstart file.

Resolution

On Red Hat Satellite 6.10 and earlier:

• Modify Token Expiry duration after navigating to below page on Satellite WebUI

  WebUI >> Administer >> Settings >> Provisioning >> Token duration >> Change it to 360
  

On Red Hat Satellite 6.11 and later:

• Modify Installation token lifetime duration after navigating to below page on Satellite WebUI

  WebUI >> Administer >> Settings >> Provisioning >> Installation token lifetime >> Change it to 360
  

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Provisioning Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Provisioning related Issues

Root Cause

• Token expiry is set to 0, due to which token is always blank after creating the host.

Diagnostic Steps

On Red Hat Satellite 6.10 and earlier:

• Verify if Token Expiry value is modified or set to 0.

  WebUI >> Administer >> Settings >> Provisioning >> Token duration 
  

On Red Hat Satellite 6.11 and later:

• Verify if Installation token lifetime value is modified or set to 0.

  WebUI >> Administer >> Settings >> Provisioning >> Installation token lifetime 
  

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