RHEL: "Content Access Mode is set to Simple Content Access" in Subscription Manager Showing as Disabled
Summary: This article discusses Simple Content Access (SCA) for Red Hat's new subscription model.
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Symptoms:
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription is registered through the Subscription Manager, but when checking the subscription-manager status command, Overall Status may appear as "Disabled."
The following message is confirmed:"Content Access Mode is set to Simple Content Access. This host has access to content, regardless of subscription status."
Figure 1: Screenshot showing that Overall Status is "Disabled" but message that "Content Access Mode is set to Simple Content Access."
Cause:
This is part of the newly introduced SCA feature in Red Hat. See the Red Hat links below for information about SCA. SCA simplifies complex subscription registration.
Simple Content Access
Simple Content Access - FAQ
If the user has activated SCA in the Red Hat Portal as below:
Figure 2: Screenshot of activating SCA in the Red Hat Portal
Even if the Subscription-manager status is marked as disabled, a message indicating that it is set to SCA is displayed. There is no issue using the repository.
Result:
You can check whether the repository is active or not with the command below:
#subscription-manager repos --list-enabled
Figure 3: Screenshot of command result showing enabled
If the repository is activated in the usual manner, no action is required. It is properly registered.
Affected Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8Article Properties
Article Number: 000215588
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2024
Version: 4
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