Description of problem: [root@preethi pulp]# pulp-client -u admin -p admin consumer delete --help Usage: pulp-client -u <username> -p <password> usage: pulp-client consumer delete [OPTIONS] Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -u USERNAME, --username=USERNAME <REQUIRED> username for access to Pulp. Default user admin is included with base install. -p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD <REQUIRED> password for access to Pulp. [root@preethi pulp]# pulp-client -u admin -p admin consumer delete Successfully deleted consumer [pthomas.rdu.redhat.com] Additional info:
Thats intentional, delete consumer from pulp-client is only applicable for that local client. You are not suppose to use it for other consumers.