After satellite-change-hostname, one should use the Capsule FQDN, not the short name. Complete command should be: # satellite-change-hostname new-capsule.example.com --username admin --password password --certs-tar /root/new-capsule.example.com-certs.tar Reported by: rhn-support-mkalyat https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.13/html/administering_red_hat_satellite/renaming_server_or_smart_proxy_admin#annotations:7ca8355f-69e1-4b66-9daf-4233edac71ec