Message when running yum update

[Daniel]

On 06/30/2012 11:44 AM, JD howled:

> # yum -y update
> Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, downloadonly, etckeeper,
> langpacks, presto, priorities, product-id, refresh-packagekit,
>                : subscription-manager
> Updating certificate-based repositories.
> Unable to read consumer identity
>
> This machine has not been registered and therefore has
> no access to security and other critical updates. Please
> register using subscription-manager.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> This is the first time I see the registration thing.
> Why is this being done?
> Why does anyone have to register their machine?
> I see no reason for this other than monitoring people's machines.
> This is totally unacceptable.

Uhm, what's that last plugin in the list of loaded plugins?