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On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 11:58 -0800, Carl G. Riches wrote: > Has anyone run into this problem? > > Last, I was able to successfully run this command on one of my > RHEL5 systems: > > yum provides *lapack.so > > Here is a transcript of that session: > > # yum provides *lapack.so > Loading "security" plugin > Loading "rhnplugin" plugin > rhel-i386-client-suppleme 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > rhel-i386-client-5 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > rhel-i386-client-workstat 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > rhn-tools-rhel-i386-clien 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 9.8 MB 00:01 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 556 kB 00:00 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 3.6 MB 00:00 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 17 kB 00:00 > lapack-devel.i386 : LAPACK development libraries > > > Today, on the _same_ system, the command fails: > > # yum provides *lapack.so > Loading "security" plugin > Loading "downloadonly" plugin > Loading "rhnplugin" plugin > rhel-i386-client-suppleme 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > rhel-i386-client-5 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > rhel-i386-client-workstat 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > rhn-tools-rhel-i386-clien 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 3.6 MB 00:00 > Error: failed to retrieve repodata/filelists.xml.gz from > rhel-i386-client-workstation-5 > error was [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum > > > Thinking that there might be some cruft in yum's cache, then tried this: > > # yum clean all > Loading "security" plugin > Loading "downloadonly" plugin > Loading "rhnplugin" plugin > Cleaning up Everything > # yum provides *lapack.so > Loading "security" plugin > Loading "downloadonly" plugin > Loading "rhnplugin" plugin > rhel-i386-client-suppleme 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 82 kB 00:00 > rhel-i386-: ################################################## 258/258 > rhel-i386-client-5 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 1.5 MB 00:00 > rhel-i386-: ################################################## 3858/3858 > rhel-i386-client-workstat 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 436 kB 00:00 > rhel-i386-: ################################################## 1660/1660 > rhn-tools-rhel-i386-clien 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 > primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 28 kB 00:00 > rhn-tools-: ################################################## 381/381 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 9.8 MB 00:01 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 556 kB 00:00 > filelists.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 3.6 MB 00:00 > Error: failed to retrieve repodata/filelists.xml.gz from > rhel-i386-client-workstation-5 > error was [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum > > > I've tried these commands on several RHEL5 systems and it fails on all > of them. The systems are at 5.2: > > # cat /etc/redhat-release > Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client release 5.2 (Tikanga) > > > The problem occurs for a number of variations on the command: > > yum provides *m.so > yum provides *blas.so > yum provides *gcc > > Has something changed at RHN or in the yum repo? The yum packages on > these systems haven't been updated in a long time. > > Thanks, > Carl > NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This E-mail message and its attachments (if any) are intended solely for the use of the addressees hereof. In addition, this message and the attachments (if any) may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, distributing, disseminating or otherwise using this transmission. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient is not intended to waive any right or privilege. If you have received this message in error, please promptly notify the sender by reply E-mail and immediately delete this message from your system. _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
