Host is not associated with the respective capsule location when registered with subscription-manager register command

Environment

RedHat Satellite 6

Issue

• When trying to register the host to the capsule, it is taking the main location and the location has to be changed manually after registration.

Resolution

• When registering hosts to Satellite or Capsule using the Global Registration Template method, explicitly specify the location with which the host(s) should be associated. More details in Red Hat Satellite 6 Feature Overview: Registering Hosts using the Global Registration method

• Due to this fact, the bugzilla This content is not included.2168905 which was raised for this feature, has been closed as DEFERRED.

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

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