On 29/10/2007, Jyotishmaan Ray <jyotishmaan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear All FEDORA-LIST Members, > > I would like to request you, to plz go through my mail and let me know why > these errors are shown with the following repo-files of /etc/yum.repos.d/. > The files are enclosed herewith this mail. > > Please answer my question:- You could have answered several of them yourself by simply taking a closer look at the output. > 1. > > If the base url with repository path has to be defined in all the .repo > files present in the directory, /etc/yum.respos.d/ ? Yes, it must be defined when the mirrorlist= option is undefined. > 2. How does it make a difference to use the baseurl in all the three > section of all these files viz.,fedora-development.repo fedora.repo > fedora-updates.repo fedora-updates-testing.repo ? Cannot answer that, because I don't understand the question. > 3. Is it necssary to make the value of the variables- > > enable=1 > gpgcheck=1 Read "man yum.conf", bottom half, too. > or should they be made equal to 0? Do understand what they do by reading the manual, then answer the question yourself. > FIRST CASE > > 1.For the command:- yum -y update > > [root@authdns bin]# yum -y update > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Setting up Update Process > http://192.168.2.6/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/i386/os/repodata/repodata/repomd.xml: > [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:20:51 GMT You configured your local repository wrong. Notice the duplicate "repodata/" directory in the URL. Don't include the "/repodata" in the baseurl. > 2. For the command:- yum updates > > [root@authdns bin]# yum updates > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Usage: yum [options] < grouplist, localinstall, groupinfo, localupdate, > resolvedep, erase, deplist, groupremove, makecache, upgrade, provides, > shell, install, whatprovides, groupinstall, update, repolist, groupupdate, > info, search, check-update, list, remove, clean, grouperase > Look what Yum tells you. There is no "updates" command. It is called "update". > 3. For the command:- > > yum install openldap openldap-devel nss_ldap openldap-clients > openldap-servers > > > > [root@authdns bin]# yum install openldap openldap-devel nss_ldap > openldap-clients openldap-servers > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Setting up Install Process > Parsing package install arguments > http://192.168.2.6/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/i386/os/repodata/repodata/repomd.xml: > [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:25:43 GMT Same as case 1. > For the case, when enable=0,gpgcheck=0, (however the files are not enlclosed > for this configuration, they are same except for the change of values) The rest you quoted is duplicate due to misconfiguration or usage errors.
