Hi,

I created a minimal SL6 image with yum groups base+core and
openssh-server using
http://linux1.fnal.gov/linux/scientific/6x/x86_64/os/. Image is created
fine but when I boot up and try to run yum update it fails with  errors
(see below). I also tried enabling and disabling mirrors doing yum clean
all every time before I run the update command.

I also noticed there is a /var/cache/yum/x86_64/$releasever dir.
Removing this $releasever dir does not help. It is recreated. For a
working system $releasever in the yum cache is actually expanded to the
respective versions but not in this case.

Is there a package pycurl depends on that is not pulled by default
making it unable to expand the $releasever correctly?

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yum clean all ; yum update --skip-broken 1 > yum.out 2>&1

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Determining fastest mirrors
 * sl: ftp2.scientificlinux.org
 * sl-security: ftp2.scientificlinux.org
 * sl6x: ftp2.scientificlinux.org
 * sl6x-security: ftp2.scientificlinux.org
http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/%
24releasever/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 -
"The requested URL returned error: 404"
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/%
24releasever/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 -
"The requested URL returned error: 404"
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/%
24releasever/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 -
"The requested URL returned error: 404"
Trying other mirror.
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/%
24releasever/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 9 -
"Server denied you to change to the given directory"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository:
sl. Please verify its path and try again


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