# Register activiation code using suse\_register **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Updates\ **Created:** [September 23, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/register-activiation-code-using-suse-register/24534 "2013-09-23T17:16:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dcs\_hardware](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@dcs\_hardware](https://forums.suse.com/u/dcs_hardware)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/register-activiation-code-using-suse-register/24534/1 "2013-09-23T17:16:52Z")
My company has just purchased a subscription for SLES 11 updates. I am trying to activate it on my server using suse\_register command. When I run the command, I get an error saying "An improper GUID was provided The command I used was suse\_register -a regcode-sles= -a [email=hardware@dcsorg.com](mailto:email=hardware@dcsorg.com) -L /root/.suse\_register.log We are trying to update a copy of the production server before updating the live server. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/register-activiation-code-using-suse-register/24534/2 "2013-09-23T18:04:07Z")
> [@](#): > > On Mon 23 Sep 2013 02:54:03 PM CDT, dcs hardware wrote: > > My company has just purchased a subscription for SLES 11 updates. I am > trying to activate it on my server using suse\_register command. When I > run the command, I get an error saying > "An improper GUID was provided > > The command I used was > > suse\_register -a regcode-sles= -a [email=hardware@dcsorg.com](mailto:email=hardware@dcsorg.com) -L > /root/.suse\_register.log > > We are trying to update a copy of the production server before updating > the live server. > > Thank you. Hi So the activation code is registered on NCC as that email address? You are running it as root user as well I guess? No proxies involved in getting to the update servers? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.3 (x86\_64) GNOME 3.8.4 Kernel 3.7.10-1.16-desktop If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks!