[katello-devel] Registering pre-registered system (uh)

[Bryan Kearney]

On 12/10/2012 09:14 AM, Lukas Zapletal wrote:
> Okay, strange subject but...
>
> Well, I have added new system using CLI/UI with name "XYZ" and then
> registered a system using rhsm under this name. New system entry is
> created while I'd expected the one I have created is
> reused.
>
> Is this correct behavior?

We do have a duplicate issue. The only way to work around this is to use 
the UUID during registration, which will pull down the latest version of 
the consumer with the same UUID.

>
> I'd expect the entry in Katello to be reused. That would question the
> New System button in Katello completely.
>
> ps - the same for hostname as name
>

We have the same "duplicate system" issue which spacewalk has, 
unfortunately.

-- bk