What were you trying to do that didn't work?

host-metering.service should use the proxy setting mentioned in the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file to upload the data to Red Hat through the telemetry.

host-metering.service does not use the proxy setting mentioned in the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file and trying to connect to the Red Hat server directly. 

Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

host-metering

How reproducible: always

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a RHEL7 system which is behind the proxy.
2. Add proxy details in /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf  file.
3. register the system using subscription-manager
4. Try to start the host-metering service.

Expected results

host-metering.service should use the proxy setting mentioned in the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file as like rhsmcertd service is using to connect to Red Hat.

Actual results

host-metering service requires a proxy drop-in file "/etc/systemd/system/host-metering.service.d/proxy.conf" to use the proxy.