Bug 1751200

Summary: subscription-manager-cockpit: UI make it look like you need both username+password and activation key
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Reporter: Andreas Nilsson <anilsson>
Component: subscription-managerAssignee: Jiri Hnidek <jhnidek>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Red Hat subscription-manager QE Team <rhsm-qe>
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Version: 8.2CC: csnyder, jhnidek, jsefler, jstavel, klember, wpoteat
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Description Andreas Nilsson 2019-09-11 11:55:06 UTC 
I was looking at the new subscription UI in the GNOME control center that Kalev Lember and Allan Day has been working on for RHEL Workstation in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1720251

One part of the design I though was nice and clear is how it's breaking up the inputs into user+pass authentication and activation keys. If I'm reading the docs right, if you use the activation key registration method, you only need the key and organization fields set, but not the username+password.
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3341191

In the current cockpit web console UI it makes it look like you always have to fill all four fields, when the activation key and username+password is mutually exclusive.
Comment 1 Andreas Nilsson 2019-10-11 12:29:34 UTC 
Also from the man page.

When the --activationkey option is used, it is not necessary  to
use the --username and --password options, because the authenti‐
cation information is implicit in the activation key.
Comment 2 Andreas Nilsson 2019-10-23 11:39:14 UTC 
Design proposal:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cockpit-project/cockpit-design/1cfad8e618710072d5793c9bafa742d5e4eb4472/subscriptions/subscription-authentication.png
Comment 5 Jan Stavel 2020-07-15 08:56:22 UTC 
It works. 
It looks really nice and it is pretty great improvement comparing previous form template.

BTW: I have tried that user can use activation key to register system too.

screenshots attached.

Thanks.
Comment 6 Jan Stavel 2020-07-15 08:57:02 UTC 
Created attachment 1701175 [details]
Register System dialog - 01
Comment 7 Jan Stavel 2020-07-15 08:57:28 UTC 
Created attachment 1701176 [details]
Register System dialog - 02
Comment 8 Andreas Nilsson 2020-07-15 16:09:16 UTC 
Looks awesome, thanks!
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-04 01:38:42 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (subscription-manager bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:4460