Re: ProductID & Entitlement Conflict

[Michael Schwendt <rh0210ms arcor de>]

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On 29 Nov 2002 18:51:58 -0500, David Colburn wrote:

> Note:  I have submitted this to Red Hat but don't expect a reply until
> Monday ... sure would like to resolve it before then, if possible.
> 
> Another newbie/rookie question ... I was given a set of RH8 cds so I
> could decide whether or not to switch from SuSE 8.  I switched.
> 
> I have tried to click on the (?) icon at the bottom of the screen and
> get errors telling me to "register".  I had an entitlement device name
> set up but forgot the name and went ahead and created a new one after
> I purchased Red Hat 8 at CompUSA today & registered the Product ID.
> 
> rhn.redhat.com/now showed a conflict so I deleted the new entitlement
> device name and tried to re-register -- and now have received an error
> message saying that my Product ID is already registered.
> 
> How do I coordinate my entitlement device name "MichaelaDesktop1" with
> my Product ID, please?

By deleting both the system profile at Red Hat Network _and_ the
file "/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid". Then you can register your
system again for your account at RHN.

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