[Yum] [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum

[Greg Knaddison]

On 11/9/05, Anne Ramey <anner at blast.com> wrote:
>
>
> Anne Ramey wrote:
> > I'm getting this error this morning:
> > [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
> >
> > for all my respositories.  Is there something going on or is my system
> > screwed up somehow?
> >
> > Anne
>
> Something occurred to me when I tried cpan and it didn't work either.
> It was my iptables setup.  What do I need to allow through for yum to
> with with iptables on?
>

That probably depends on what kind of repositories you've got (ftp,
http, file/nfs), but I don't think iptables is your problem.

This looks like the classic proxy problem:

http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq#Q5

Let us know how the troubleshooting steps in that FAQ go.

Thanks,
Greg