Hi Pat, Repo files are attached. I did an rpm install of yum-conf-sl6x-1-2.noarch.rpm separately after the VM creation hoping that it would fix the problem, but no luck. Just a minor correction to my previous email, its not pycurl but yum that is not able to expand the $releasever On Thu, 2013-02-21 at 11:08 -0600, Pat Riehecky wrote: > Can I see your yum repo files (/etc/yum.repos.d/sl*.repo)? > > Pat > > On 02/21/2013 11:05 AM, Parag Mhashilkar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I created a minimal SL6 image with yum groups base+core and > > openssh-server using > > http://linux1.fnal.gov/linux/scientific/6x/x86_64/os/. Image is created > > fine but when I boot up and try to run yum update it fails with errors > > (see below). I also tried enabling and disabling mirrors doing yum clean > > all every time before I run the update command. > > > > I also noticed there is a /var/cache/yum/x86_64/$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? > > > > --------- > > 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 > > > > > > -- Thanks & Regards +========================================================== | Parag Mhashilkar | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, MS 120 | Wilson & Kirk Road, Batavia, IL - 60510 |---------------------------------------------------------- | Phone: 1 (630) 840-6530 Fax: 1 (630) 840-2783 |---------------------------------------------------------- | Wilson Hall, 867E (Nov 17, 2010 - To date) | Wilson Hall, 863E (Apr 24, 2007 - Nov 16, 2010) | Wilson Hall, 856E (Mar 21, 2005 - Apr 23, 2007) +========================================================== [sl] name=Scientific Linux $releasever - $basearch baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/os/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/os/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/os/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/os/ #mirrorlist=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/mirrorlist/sl-base-6.txt enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl6 file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern [sl-security] name=Scientific Linux $releasever - $basearch - security updates baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/security/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/security/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/security/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/security/ #mirrorlist=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/mirrorlist/sl-security-6.txt enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl6 file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern [sl-source] name=Scientific Linux $releasever - Source baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/SRPMS/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/SRPMS/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/SRPMS/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/SRPMS/ enabled=0 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl6 file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern [sl6x] name=Scientific Linux 6x - $basearch baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/os/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/os/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/os/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/os/ #mirrorlist=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/mirrorlist/sl-base-6x.txt enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl6 file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern [sl6x-security] name=Scientific Linux 6x - $basearch - security updates baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/security/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/security/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/security/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/security/ #mirrorlist=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/mirrorlist/sl-security-6x.txt enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl6 file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern [sl6x-fastbugs] name=Scientific Linux 6x - $basearch - fastbug updates baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ #mirrorlist=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/mirrorlist/sl-fastbugs-6x.txt enabled=0 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl6 file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern [sl-fastbugs] name=Scientific Linux $releasever - $basearch - fastbug updates baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/$basearch/updates/fastbugs/ #mirrorlist=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/mirrorlist/sl-fastbugs-6.txt enabled=0 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-dawson [sl-debuginfo] name=Scientific Linux Debuginfo baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/archive/debuginfo/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/archive/debuginfo/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/archive/debuginfo/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/archive/debuginfo/ enabled=0 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-dawson [sl-testing] name=Scientific Linux Testing - $basearch baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/$basearch/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/$basearch/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/$basearch/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/$basearch/ enabled=0 gpgcheck=0 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-dawson [sl-testing-source] name=Scientific Linux Testing - Source baseurl=http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/SRPMS/ http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/SRPMS/ http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/SRPMS/ ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/SRPMS/ enabled=0 gpgcheck=0 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-sl file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-dawson
