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

[Anne Ramey]

Greg Knaddison wrote:
> 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
> _______________________________________________
>
I'll look into that, but since the problem went away as soon as i turned 
my iptables service off, I'd guess that had at least something to do 
with it.

Anne