# redhat\_subscription and pool ID

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/redhat-subscription-and-pool-id/21114>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 9, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/redhat-subscription-and-pool-id/21114 "2016-04-09T10:19:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Uwe\_Sauter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/41988e/32.png) [@Uwe\_Sauter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Uwe_Sauter)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/redhat-subscription-and-pool-id/21114/1 "2016-04-09T10:19:07Z")

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Hi,

I'm trying to use redhat\_subscription to register and subscribe hosts by pool ID, not subscription name. Is this  
possible? As I have several subscriptions that overlap in some features I'd like to be explicit about which host gets  
subscribed to which pool by using the unique pool ID. Currently the module failes to register and subscribe hosts.

Part of the role I'm using:
