* 7.0, 7.1 * rhnreg_ks my 7.[01] boxes are getting subscribed to the powertools subchannel (when registered via activation key) even though the activation key has that channel unselected.
Yes, because: - your registration token does not specify a base channel, because the editor did not allow you to select one - if no channel is present in the registration key, it computes the channels to subscribe based on the rhnDistChannelMap rules - all 7.[01] boxes are automatically subscribed to the powertools channels, based on the above-mentioned rules.
Closing. To quote gdk: So the answer is "works as designed," although it's debatable whether it was designed very well. :-) Really, not much I can do.