Description of Problem:

machine ID is created after running insights-client without insights registration

Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# insights-client --version

Client: 3.2.2

Core: 3.3.26-1

How reproducible

Always

Is this a regression issue:

( Yes/No) 

Steps to Reproduce

• [Step 1] Register RHEL-9.5.0-20240519.9_ppc64le against Satellite

• [Step 2] Run insights-client --unregister, and check the machine id:

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# insights-client --unregister

Successfully unregistered from the Red Hat Insights Service

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# cat /etc/insights-client/machine-id

cat: /etc/insights-client/machine-id: No such file or directory

• [Step 3] Run insights-client, and check the machine id:

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# insights-client

This machine has not yet been registered. Use --register to register this machine.

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# cat /etc/insights-client/machine-id

572618f1-987b-4f1c-aea2-94887fcab6a0

[Step 4] Run insights-client --register, and check the machine id:

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# insights-client --register

Successfully registered host ibm-p9z-23-lp3.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com

Automatic scheduling for Insights has been enabled.

Starting to collect Insights data for ibm-p9z-23-lp3.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com

Writing RHSM facts to /etc/rhsm/facts/insights-client.facts ...

Uploading Insights data.

Successfully uploaded report from ibm-p9z-23-lp3.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com to account 6089719.

View the Red Hat Insights console at https://console.redhat.com/insights/

[root@ibm-p9z-23-lp3 integration-tests]# cat /etc/insights-client/machine-id

572618f1-987b-4f1c-aea2-94887fcab6a0

Actual Behavior

As step 3, on a unregistered system, running "insights-client" will create a machine id.

Expected Behavior

machine id should exist only when system is registered to insights.

Additional info