[Yum] yum v2.4.1 problem

seth vidal skvidal at linux.duke.edu
Thu Apr 27 15:23:36 UTC 2006


On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 11:19 -0400, Alexander J. Marsh wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am having a strange problem with yum on one of my fedora core 4 boxes. 
>   When I try to update my box with yum I encounter the following error.
> 
> # yum update
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates-released
> Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates-released
> 
> The first thing I checked was the network settings on the box.  All is 
> well there for example the command "host download.fedora.redhat.com" 
> works just fine.  There are 20 other identically configured FC4 boxes on 
> this same network and they can all update via yum currently.
> 
> I have been over the config files with a fine tooth comb but yum.conf 
> and my various yum.repos files are identical to those of working boxes. 
> They are also unmodified standard FC4 yum config files.
> 
> I tried "yum clean all" but that didn't help either.
> 
> I'm pretty stumped here.  Thanks in advance for any light you can shed 
> on this subject.
> 
> 

could you attache the .repo file in question? :)

-sv





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