[Yum] problem with file:// url format in yum.conf

[Michael Jennings]

On Wednesday, 15 December 2004, at 05:19:31 (+0000),
rotten rottie wrote:

> Sorry to bug everyone again.. but I think im on crack...
> fedora core 3
> 
> yum.conf :
> <snip>
> baseurl=file://storage/fedora/3/base
> <snip>
> 
> actual path:
> /storage/fedora/3/base (there is repodata here with xmls)
> 
> when yum is run:
> file://storage/fedora/3/base/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 5] OSError: [Errno 
> 2] No such file or directory: '/fedora/3/base/repodata/repomd.xml'
> 
> it looks like it cuts it off .. I have tried multiple methods in the path.. 
> all not working..What am i doing wrong ? am I on bushels of crack ?

Try adding a /, as in "file:///" not just "file://"

Michael

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