diff --git a/packaging/rhnreg_ks b/packaging/rhnreg_ks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ca8de8bcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/rhnreg_ks
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: rhnreg_ks
+short_description: Manage Red Hat Network registration using the C(rhnreg_ks) command
+description:
+    - Manage registration to the Red Hat Network.
+version_added: "1.2"
+author: James Laska
+notes:
+    - In order to register a system, rhnreg_ks requires either a username and password, or an activationkey.
+requirements:
+    - rhnreg_ks
+options:
+    state:
+        description:
+          - whether to register (C(present)), or unregister (C(absent)) a system
+        required: false
+        choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
+        default: "present"
+    username:
+        description:
+            - Red Hat Network username
+        required: False
+        default: null
+    password:
+        description:
+            - Red Hat Network password
+        required: False
+        default: null
+    server_url:
+        description:
+            - Specify an alternative Red Hat Network server URL
+        required: False
+        default: Current value of I(serverURL) from C(/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date) is the default
+    activationkey:
+        description:
+            - supply an activation key for use with registration
+        required: False
+        default: null
+    channels:
+        description:
+            - Optionally specify a list of comma-separated channels to subscribe to upon successful registration.
+        required: false
+        default: []
+
+examples:
+    - code: rhnreg_ks state=absent username=joe_user password=somepass
+      description: Unregister system from RHN.
+
+    - code: rhnreg_ks state=present username=joe_user password=somepass
+      description: Register as user I(joe_user) with password I(somepass) and auto-subscribe to available content.
+
+    - code: rhnreg_ks state=present activationkey=1-222333444 enable_eus=true
+      description: Register with activationkey I(1-222333444) and enable extended update support.
+
+    - code: rhnreg_ks state=present username=joe_user password=somepass server_url=https://xmlrpc.my.satellite/XMLRPC
+      description: Register as user I(joe_user) with password I(somepass) against a satellite server specified by I(server_url).
+
+    - code: rhnreg_ks state=present username=joe_user password=somepass channels=rhel-x86_64-server-6-foo-1,rhel-x86_64-server-6-bar-1
+      description: Register as user I(joe_user) with password I(somepass) and enable channels I(rhel-x86_64-server-6-foo-1) and I(rhel-x86_64-server-6-bar-1).
+'''
+
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+import types
+import subprocess
+import ConfigParser
+import shlex
+import xmlrpclib
+import urlparse
+
+# Attempt to import rhn client tools
+sys.path.insert(0, '/usr/share/rhn')
+try:
+    import up2date_client
+    import up2date_client.config
+except ImportError, e:
+    module.fail_json(msg="Unable to import up2date_client.  Is 'rhn-client-tools' installed?\n%s" % e)
+
+
+class CommandException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def run_command(args):
+    '''
+        Convenience method to run a command, specified as a list of arguments.
+        Returns:
+            * tuple - (stdout, stder, retcode)
+    '''
+
+    # Coerce into a string
+    if isinstance(args, str):
+        args = shlex.split(args)
+
+    # Run desired command
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    (stdout, stderr) = proc.communicate()
+    returncode = proc.poll()
+    if returncode != 0:
+        cmd = ' '.join(args)
+        raise CommandException("Command failed (%s): %s\n%s" % (returncode, cmd, stdout))
+    return (stdout, stderr, returncode)
+
+
+class RegistrationBase (object):
+    def __init__(self, username=None, password=None):
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password
+
+    def configure(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def enable(self):
+        # Remove any existing redhat.repo
+        redhat_repo = '/etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo'
+        if os.path.isfile(redhat_repo):
+            os.unlink(redhat_repo)
+
+    def register(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def unregister(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def unsubscribe(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def update_plugin_conf(self, plugin, enabled=True):
+        plugin_conf = '/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/%s.conf' % plugin
+        if os.path.isfile(plugin_conf):
+            cfg = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+            cfg.read([plugin_conf])
+            if enabled:
+                cfg.set('main', 'enabled', 1)
+            else:
+                cfg.set('main', 'enabled', 0)
+            fd = open(plugin_conf, 'rwa+')
+            cfg.write(fd)
+            fd.close()
+
+    def subscribe(self, **kwargs):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+
+class Rhn(RegistrationBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, username=None, password=None, filename=None):
+        RegistrationBase.__init__(self, username, password)
+        self.config = self._read_config(filename)
+
+    def _read_config(self, filename=None):
+        '''
+            Read configuration from /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
+        '''
+        self.config = up2date_client.config.initUp2dateConfig(filename)
+
+        # Add support for specifying a default value w/o having to standup some
+        # configuration.  Yeah, I know this should be subclassed ... but, oh
+        # well
+        def get_option_default(self, key, default=''):
+            if self.has_key(key):
+                return self[key]
+            else:
+                return default
+
+        self.config.get_option = types.MethodType(get_option_default, self.config, up2date_client.config.Config)
+
+        return self.config
+
+    @property
+    def hostname(self):
+        '''
+            Return the non-xmlrpc RHN hostname.  This is a convenience method
+            used for displaying a more readable RHN hostname.
+
+            Returns: str
+        '''
+        url = urlparse.urlparse(self.config['serverURL'])
+        return url.netloc.replace('xmlrpc.','')
+
+    @property
+    def systemid(self):
+        systemid = None
+        xpath_str = "//member[name='system_id']/value/string"
+
+        if os.path.isfile(self.config['systemIdPath']):
+            fd = open(self.config['systemIdPath'], 'r')
+            xml_data = fd.read()
+            fd.close()
+
+            # Ugh, xml parsing time ...
+            # First, try parsing with libxml2 ...
+            if systemid is None:
+                try:
+                    import libxml2
+                    doc = libxml2.parseDoc(xml_data)
+                    ctxt = doc.xpathNewContext()
+                    systemid = ctxt.xpathEval(xpath_str)[0].content
+                    doc.freeDoc()
+                    ctxt.xpathFreeContext()
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass
+
+            # m-kay, let's try with lxml now ...
+            if systemid is None:
+                try:
+                    from lxml import etree
+                    root = etree.fromstring(xml_data)
+                    systemid = root.xpath(xpath_str)[0].text
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass
+
+            # Strip the 'ID-' prefix
+            if systemid is not None and systemid.startswith('ID-'):
+                systemid = systemid[3:]
+
+        return int(systemid)
+
+    @property
+    def is_registered(self):
+        '''
+            Determine whether the current system is registered.
+
+            Returns: True|False
+        '''
+        return os.path.isfile(self.config['systemIdPath'])
+
+    def configure(self, server_url):
+        '''
+            Configure system for registration
+        '''
+
+        self.config.set('serverURL', server_url)
+        self.config.save()
+
+    def enable(self):
+        '''
+            Prepare the system for RHN registration.  This includes ...
+             * enabling the rhnplugin yum plugin
+             * disabling the subscription-manager yum plugin
+        '''
+        RegistrationBase.enable(self)
+        self.update_plugin_conf('rhnplugin', True)
+        self.update_plugin_conf('subscription-manager', False)
+
+    def register(self, enable_eus=False, activationkey=None):
+        '''
+            Register system to RHN.  If enable_eus=True, extended update
+            support will be requested.
+        '''
+        register_cmd = "rhnreg_ks --username '%s' --password '%s' --force" % (self.username, self.password)
+        if enable_eus:
+            register_cmd += " --use-eus-channel"
+        if activationkey is not None:
+            register_cmd += " --activationkey '%s'" % activationkey
+        # FIXME - support --profilename
+        # FIXME - support --systemorgid
+        run_command(register_cmd)
+
+    def api(self, method, *args):
+        '''
+            Convenience RPC wrapper
+        '''
+        if not hasattr(self, 'server') or self.server is None:
+            url = "https://xmlrpc.%s/rpc/api" % self.hostname
+            self.server = xmlrpclib.Server(url, verbose=0)
+            self.session = self.server.auth.login(self.username, self.password)
+
+        func = getattr(self.server, method)
+        return func(self.session, *args)
+
+    def unregister(self):
+        '''
+            Unregister a previously registered system
+        '''
+
+        # Initiate RPC connection
+        self.api('system.deleteSystems', [self.systemid])
+
+        # Remove systemid file
+        os.unlink(self.config['systemIdPath'])
+
+    def subscribe(self, channels=[]):
+        if len(channels) <= 0:
+            return
+        current_channels = self.api('channel.software.listSystemChannels', self.systemid)
+        new_channels = [item['channel_label'] for item in current_channels]
+        new_channels.extend(channels)
+        return self.api('channel.software.setSystemChannels', self.systemid, new_channels)
+
+    def _subscribe(self, channels=[]):
+        '''
+            Subscribe to requested yum repositories using 'rhn-channel' command
+        '''
+        rhn_channel_cmd = "rhn-channel --user='%s' --password='%s'" % (self.username, self.password)
+        (stdout, stderr, rc) = run_command(rhn_channel_cmd + " --available-channels")
+
+        # Enable requested repoid's
+        for wanted_channel in channels:
+            # Each inserted repo regexp will be matched. If no match, no success.
+            for availaible_channel in stdout.rstrip().split('\n'): # .rstrip() because of \n at the end -> empty string at the end
+                if re.search(wanted_repo, available_channel):
+                    run_command(rhn_channel_cmd + " --add --channel=%s" % available_channel)
+
+def main():
+
+    # Read system RHN configuration
+    rhn = Rhn()
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+                argument_spec = dict(
+                    state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+                    username = dict(default=None, required=False),
+                    password = dict(default=None, required=False),
+                    server_url = dict(default=rhn.config.get_option('serverURL'), required=False),
+                    activationkey = dict(default=None, required=False),
+                    enable_eus = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
+                    channels = dict(default=[], type='list'),
+                )
+            )
+
+    state = module.params['state']
+    rhn.username = module.params['username']
+    rhn.password = module.params['password']
+    rhn.configure(module.params['server_url'])
+    activationkey = module.params['activationkey']
+    channels = module.params['channels']
+
+    # Ensure system is registered
+    if state == 'present':
+
+        # Check for missing parameters ...
+        if not (activationkey or rhn.username or rhn.password):
+            module.fail_json(msg="Missing arguments, must supply an activationkey (%s) or username (%s) and password (%s)" % (activationkey, rhn.username, rhn.password))
+        if not activationkey and not (rhn.username and rhn.password):
+            module.fail_json(msg="Missing arguments, If registering without an activationkey, must supply username or password")
+
+        # Register system
+        if rhn.is_registered:
+            module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System already registered.")
+        else:
+            try:
+                rhn.enable()
+                rhn.register(module.params['enable_eus'] == True, activationkey)
+                rhn.subscribe(channels)
+            except CommandException, e:
+                module.fail_json(msg="Failed to register with '%s': %s" % (rhn.hostname, e))
+            else:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully registered to '%s'." % rhn.hostname)
+
+    # Ensure system is *not* registered
+    if state == 'absent':
+        if not rhn.is_registered:
+            module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System already unregistered.")
+        else:
+            try:
+                rhn.unregister()
+            except CommandException, e:
+                module.fail_json(msg="Failed to unregister: %s" % e)
+            else:
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully unregistered from %s." % rhn.hostname)
+
+
+# include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+main()
diff --git a/packaging/subscription_manager b/packaging/subscription_manager
index c51ae65ca69..f0dbe025c69 100644
--- a/packaging/subscription_manager
+++ b/packaging/subscription_manager
@@ -100,7 +100,183 @@ def run_command(args):
     return (stdout, stderr, returncode)
 
 
+class RegistrationBase (object):
+    def __init__(self, username=None, password=None):
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password
+
+    def configure(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def enable(self):
+        # Remove any existing redhat.repo
+        redhat_repo = '/etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo'
+        if os.path.isfile(redhat_repo):
+            os.unlink(redhat_repo)
+
+    def register(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def unregister(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def unsubscribe(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+    def update_plugin_conf(self, plugin, enabled=True):
+        plugin_conf = '/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/%s.conf' % plugin
+        if os.path.isfile(plugin_conf):
+            cfg = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+            cfg.read([plugin_conf])
+            if enabled:
+                cfg.set('main', 'enabled', 1)
+            else:
+                cfg.set('main', 'enabled', 0)
+            fd = open(plugin_conf, 'rwa+')
+            cfg.write(fd)
+            fd.close()
+
+    def subscribe(self, **kwargs):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by a sub-class")
+
+
+class Rhsm(RegistrationBase):
+    def __init__(self, username=None, password=None):
+        RegistrationBase.__init__(self, username, password)
+        self.config = self._read_config()
+
+    def _read_config(self, rhsm_conf='/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf'):
+        '''
+            Load RHSM configuration from /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf.
+            Returns:
+             * ConfigParser object
+        '''
+
+        # Read RHSM defaults ...
+        cp = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+        cp.read(rhsm_conf)
+
+        # Add support for specifying a default value w/o having to standup some configuration
+        # Yeah, I know this should be subclassed ... but, oh well
+        def get_option_default(self, key, default=''):
+            sect, opt = key.split('.', 1)
+            if self.has_section(sect) and self.has_option(sect, opt):
+                return self.get(sect, opt)
+            else:
+                return default
+
+        cp.get_option = types.MethodType(get_option_default, cp, ConfigParser.ConfigParser)
+
+        return cp
+
+    def enable(self):
+        '''
+            Enable the system to receive updates from subscription-manager.
+            This involves updating affected yum plugins and removing any
+            conflicting yum repositories.
+        '''
+        RegistrationBase.enable(self)
+        self.update_plugin_conf('rhnplugin', False)
+        self.update_plugin_conf('subscription-manager', True)
+
+    def configure(self, **kwargs):
+        '''
+            Configure the system as directed for registration with RHN
+            Raises:
+              * Exception - if error occurs while running command
+        '''
+        args = ['subscription-manager', 'config']
+
+        # Pass supplied **kwargs as parameters to subscription-manager.  Ignore
+        # non-configuration parameters and replace '_' with '.'.  For example,
+        # 'server_hostname' becomes '--system.hostname'.
+        for k,v in kwargs.items():
+            if re.search(r'^(system|rhsm)_', k):
+                args.append('--%s=%s' % (k.replace('_','.'), v))
+
+        run_command(args)
+
+    @property
+    def is_registered(self):
+        '''
+            Determine whether the current system
+            Returns:
+              * Boolean - whether the current system is currently registered to
+                          RHN.
+        '''
+        # Quick version...
+        if False:
+            return os.path.isfile('/etc/pki/consumer/cert.pem') and \
+                   os.path.isfile('/etc/pki/consumer/key.pem')
+
+        args = ['subscription-manager', 'identity']
+        try:
+            (stdout, stderr, retcode) =  run_command(args)
+        except CommandException, e:
+            return False
+        else:
+            # Display some debug output
+            return True
+
+    def register(self, username, password, autosubscribe, activationkey):
+        '''
+            Register the current system to the provided RHN server
+            Raises:
+              * Exception - if error occurs while running command
+        '''
+        args = ['subscription-manager', 'register']
+
+        # Generate command arguments
+        if activationkey:
+            args.append('--activationkey "%s"' % activationkey)
+        else:
+            if autosubscribe:
+                args.append('--autosubscribe')
+            if username:
+                args.extend(['--username', username])
+            if password:
+                args.extend(['--password', password])
+
+        # Do the needful...
+        run_command(args)
+
+    def unsubscribe(self):
+        '''
+            Unsubscribe a system from all subscribed channels
+            Raises:
+              * Exception - if error occurs while running command
+        '''
+        args = ['subscription-manager', 'unsubscribe', '--all']
+        run_command(args)
+
+    def unregister(self):
+        '''
+            Unregister a currently registered system
+            Raises:
+              * Exception - if error occurs while running command
+        '''
+        args = ['subscription-manager', 'unregister']
+        run_command(args)
+
+    def subscribe(self, regexp):
+        '''
+            Subscribe current system to available pools matching the specified
+            regular expression
+            Raises:
+              * Exception - if error occurs while running command
+        '''
+
+        # Available pools ready for subscription
+        available_pools = RhsmPools()
+
+        for pool in available_pools.filter(regexp):
+            pool.subscribe()
+
+
 class RhsmPool(object):
+    '''
+        Convenience class for housing subscription information
+    '''
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         for k,v in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, k, v)
@@ -160,133 +336,19 @@ class RhsmPools(object):
                 yield product
 
 
-def read_rhsm_config(rhsm_conf='/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf'):
-    '''
-        Load RHSM configuration from /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf.
-        Returns:
-         * ConfigParser object
-    '''
-
-    # Read RHSM defaults ...
-    cp = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-    if os.path.isfile(rhsm_conf):
-        cp.read(rhsm_conf)
-
-    # Add support for specifying a default value w/o having to standup some configuration
-    # Yeah, I know this should be subclassed ... but, oh well
-    def get_option_default(self, key, default=''):
-        sect, opt = key.split('.', 1)
-        if self.has_section(sect) and self.has_option(sect, opt):
-            return self.get(sect, opt)
-        else:
-            return default
-
-    cp.get_option = types.MethodType(get_option_default, cp, ConfigParser.ConfigParser)
-
-    return cp
-
-
-def is_registered():
-    '''
-        Determine whether the current system
-        Returns:
-          * Boolean - whether the current system is currently registered to
-                      RHN.
-    '''
-    # Quick version...
-    if False:
-        return os.path.isfile('/etc/pki/consumer/cert.pem') and \
-               os.path.isfile('/etc/pki/consumer/key.pem')
-
-    args = ['subscription-manager', 'identity']
-    try:
-        (stdout, stderr, retcode) =  run_command(args)
-    except CommandException, e:
-        return False
-    else:
-        # Display some debug output
-        return True
-
-
-def configure(**kwargs):
-    '''
-        Configure the system as directed for registration with RHN
-        Raises:
-          * Exception - if error occurs while running command
-    '''
-    args = ['subscription-manager', 'config']
-
-    # Pass supplied **kwargs as parameters to subscription-manager.  Ignore
-    # non-configuration parameters and replace '_' with '.'.  For example,
-    # 'server_hostname' becomes '--system.hostname'.
-    for k,v in kwargs.items():
-        if re.search(r'^(system|rhsm)_', k):
-            args.append('--%s=%s' % (k.replace('_','.'), v))
-
-    run_command(args)
-
-
-def register(username, password, autosubscribe, activationkey):
-    '''
-        Register the current system to the provided RHN server
-        Raises:
-          * Exception - if error occurs while running command
-    '''
-    args = ['subscription-manager', 'register']
-
-    # Generate command arguments
-    if activationkey:
-        args.append('--activationkey "%s"' % activationkey)
-    else:
-        if autosubscribe:
-            args.append('--autosubscribe')
-        if username:
-            args.extend(['--username', username])
-        if password:
-            args.extend(['--password', password])
-
-    # Do the needful...
-    run_command(args)
-
-
-def subscribe(regexp):
-    '''
-        Subscribe current system to available pools matching the specified
-        regular expression
-        Raises:
-          * Exception - if error occurs while running command
-    '''
-
-    # Available pools ready for subscription
-    available_pools = RhsmPools()
-
-    for pool in available_pools.filter(regexp):
-        pool.subscribe()
-
-
-def unregister():
-    '''
-        Unregister a currently registered system
-        Raises:
-          * Exception - if error occurs while running command
-    '''
-    args = ['subscription-manager', 'unregister']
-    return run_command(args)
-
-
 def main():
 
     # Load RHSM configuration from file
-    cp = read_rhsm_config()
+    rhn = Rhsm()
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
                 argument_spec = dict(
                     state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
                     username = dict(default=None, required=False),
                     password = dict(default=None, required=False),
-                    server_hostname = dict(default=cp.get_option('server.hostname'), required=False),
-                    server_insecure = dict(default=cp.get_option('server.insecure'), required=False),
-                    rhsm_baseurl = dict(default=cp.get_option('rhsm.baseurl'), required=False),
+                    server_hostname = dict(default=rhn.config.get_option('server.hostname'), required=False),
+                    server_insecure = dict(default=rhn.config.get_option('server.insecure'), required=False),
+                    rhsm_baseurl = dict(default=rhn.config.get_option('rhsm.baseurl'), required=False),
                     autosubscribe = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
                     activationkey = dict(default=None, required=False),
                     pool = dict(default='^$', required=False, type='str'),
@@ -313,13 +375,14 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg="Missing arguments, If registering without an activationkey, must supply username or password")
 
         # Register system
-        if is_registered():
+        if rhn.is_registered:
             module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System already registered.")
         else:
             try:
-                configure(**module.params)
-                register(username, password, autosubscribe, activationkey)
-                subscribe(pool)
+                rhn.enable()
+                rhn.configure(**module.params)
+                rhn.register(username, password, autosubscribe, activationkey)
+                rhn.subscribe(pool)
             except CommandException, e:
                 module.fail_json(msg="Failed to register with '%s': %s" % (server_hostname, e))
             else:
@@ -327,11 +390,12 @@ def main():
 
     # Ensure system is *not* registered
     if state == 'absent':
-        if not is_registered():
+        if not rhn.is_registered:
             module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System already unregistered.")
         else:
             try:
-                unregister()
+                rhn.unsubscribe()
+                rhn.unregister()
             except CommandException, e:
                 module.fail_json(msg="Failed to unregister: %s" % e)
             else: