# Rocky 8 dnf check-update

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-dnf-check-update/8767>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-dnf-check-update/8767 "2023-02-02T16:46:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![whichiso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@whichiso](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/whichiso)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-dnf-check-update/8767/1 "2023-02-02T16:46:52Z")

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When I check for updates, I’m prompted to register. Is Rocky 8 no longer getting updates?

> sudo dnf check-update  
> Updating Subscription Management repositories.  
> Unable to read consumer identity
> 
> This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.
> 
> dnf repolist  
> Not root, Subscription Management repositories not updated
> 
> This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.

**REPOS**

> dnf repolist  
> Not root, Subscription Management repositories not updated
> 
> This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.
> 
> repo id repo name  
> appstream Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream  
> baseos Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS  
> epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86\_64  
> extras Rocky Linux 8 - Extras  
> remi-modular Remi’s Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86\_64  
> remi-safe Safe Remi’s RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86\_64

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**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-dnf-check-update/8767/2 "2023-02-02T17:08:15Z")

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You have the subscription-manager package installed. It’s not telling you to register, it’s telling you that you can. This means registering to a satellite system or katello/foreman system, which is 100% optional.

You can disable the plugin in `/etc/dnf/plugins/subscription-manager.conf`.

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**Author:** ![whichiso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@whichiso](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/whichiso)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-dnf-check-update/8767/3 "2023-02-02T21:59:03Z")

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Thanks for the explanation. Since there were no updates this is the first time it remained visible for me to notice in the PuTTY window.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-dnf-check-update/8767/4 "2023-08-25T03:26:23Z")

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Closed on August 25, 2023, 3:26am UTC