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Re: Using yam (depo) to mirror SL
From:
Michael Mansour <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Michael Mansour <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:08:36 +1000
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Hi Troy,

> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'd like to use Dag Wieers yam (depo) to mirror the SL repo's.
> > 
> > The product is here:
> > 
> > http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/depo/
> > 
> > I created an sl4.conf file with the following entries (gleamed from the 
> > centos4.conf file):
> > 
> > ### Name: Scientific Linux 4
> > ### URL: https://www.scientificlinux.org/
> > 
> > [sl4]
> > name = ScientificLinux $release ($arch)
> > release = 44
> > #arch = i386 x86_64 ia64 s390 s390x alpha
> > arch = i386 x86_64
> > metadata = repomd repoview
> > 
> > ### ISO images
> > iso = ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$release/iso/
$arch/SL-
> > $release-$arch-disc?of4.iso
> > #os = http://mirror.centos.org/centos/$release/os/$arch/CentOS/RPMS/
> > #sl-base = ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/
> > $basearch/SL/RPMS/
> > 
> > ### Additional repositories
> > sl-errata = ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/
> > $basearch/errata/SL/RPMS/
> > sl-fastbug = ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/
> > $basearch/errata/fastbugs/RPMS/
> > ##centosplus = http://mirror.centos.org/centos/$release/centosplus/
> > $arch/RPMS/
> > ##extras = http://mirror.centos.org/centos/$release/extras/$arch/RPMS/
> > ##addons = http://mirror.centos.org/centos/$release/addons/$arch/RPMS/
> > sl-contrib = ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/
> > $basearch/contrib/RPMS/
> > ##sl-testing = 
> > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/testing/
> > $basearch/RPMS/
> > ##csgfs = http://mirror.centos.org/centos/$release/csgfs/$arch/RPMS/
> > ##rhaps = ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/RHAPS2/
> > $basearch/RPMS/
> > 
> > ### RPMforge repository
> > ##rpmforge = rsync://apt.sw.be/pub/freshrpms/pub/dag/redhat/el4/en/
> > $arch/RPMS.dag/
> > #rpmforge = http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/$arch/RPMS.dag/
> > 
> > ### OpenVZ repositories
> > #ovzkernel = http://download.openvz.org/kernel/rhel4/
> > #ovztemplate = http://download.openvz.org/template/
> > #ovzutils = http://download.openvz.org/utils/
> > 
> > ### Custom repository for your own RPM packages
> > custom =
> > 
> > Needless to say it fails on each one that's uncommented with errors like:
> > 
> > sl4-i386: Mirror packages from 
> > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/
$basearch/contrib/RPMS/ 
> > to /home/Software/yam/sl4-i386/sl-contrib
> > mirror: Access failed: 550 Failed to change directory. 
(/linux/scientific/4x/
> > $basearch/contrib/RPMS)
> > yam: Mirroring failed for 
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/
> > $basearch/contrib/RPMS/ with message:
> >   Failed with return code: 256
> > 
> > Has anyone got this working with SL and if so, can you please supply me 
the 
> > conf file you're using?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Michael.
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> What if you changed $basearch to $arch for the scientific lines.
> It doesn't look like you have $basearch defined, but you do have 
> $arch defined. Troy

Yes, that kicked it off and it looked much better.

At 3:18am even the obvious isn't really obvious :P

Thanks it seems to be working fine now.

Michael.

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