(cloning for RHEL 6)

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1214829 +++

Description of problem:
RFE to make the RHSM registration process one-step by default - i.e. system registration *and* subscription attachment, i.e. set --auto-attach to be the default behavior, and just register the systeam without descriptions if no matching subs are found.

It would help ease a lot of customer use if Red Hat Subscription Management registration process was closer to RHN Classic registration (one step
instead of two). rhnreg_ks and rhn_register for example tries to find and subscribe the most appropriate base Software Channel in addition to system registration.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.
2.
3.

Actual results:
by default subscription-manager does not try to attach subscriptions, have to manually specify --auto-attach

Expected results:
subscription-manager tries to attach subscriptions as part of system registration (make --auto-attach the default behavior) so customer needs to run only a single command once for registration and subscription

Additional info:

--- Additional comment from Xixi on 2015-04-23 11:43:18 EDT ---

filing bz as usability improvement per discussion with brianh (thanks for the suggestion!) and bk

--- Additional comment from John Sefler on 2015-04-23 11:47:04 EDT ---

Although this is not exactly what you are asking for, starting with subscription-manager-1.14, the subscribe module has been updated to default to --auto attach subscriptions...

[root@qe-blade-13 ~]# subscription-manager subscribe --help | grep -A1 -- --auto
  --auto                Automatically attach compatible subscriptions to this
                        system. This is the default action.

--- Additional comment from John Sefler on 2015-04-23 11:56:39 EDT ---

If this RFE is accepted and the --auto-attach/--autosubscribe options are set as default options on the register module, then I'd suggest that a new --no-auto option also be added to the register module.

--- Additional comment from Adrian Likins on 2015-04-29 12:52:04 EDT ---

I would be in favor of making 'register --auto-attach' the default behaviour or register.

--- Additional comment from Adrian Likins on 2015-04-29 12:53:42 EDT ---

However, that changes the default behaviour to be 'opt-out' on consuming a subscription, which is probably not acceptable.

--- Additional comment from Xixi on 2015-05-04 18:11:05 EDT ---

(In reply to Adrian Likins from comment #5)
> However, that changes the default behaviour to be 'opt-out' on consuming a
> subscription, which is probably not acceptable.

Hi Adrian, could you clarify?   thanks,