I'm trying to build a local YUM repository for RHEL 6 and am running into an issue. I can get the repo to build, but I cannot get the gruoplist. I can't find a comps.xml file to run the createrepo -g command against, like there is in RHEL 5. Here's what I have so far:

mkdir /yumrepo
copied RHEL 6 DVD contents to /yumrepo/rhel6
createrepo /yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
(repo builds its lis of 3500+ packages)
yum list shows the lsit of all files within the repo correctly.

I run gpk-application, and I receive the error "The group list was invalid."

Ok, I need to create the group list. But I can't figure out how? Can someone please explain what I'm missing here? Never had this much trouble with 5, but I know a lot has changed with 6. Thanks in advance!

you are using the install dvd for this ?
it is it's own group all ready ( install media) , and it is very out of date.

I figured it out on my own.

But we were copying the data off the DVD to a local directory because we work on a dark network. No outside connectivity. No choice but to use the files that come with the OS.

I just created a repo directory, copied the files from the dvd into that directory, copied the xxx-comps-rhel6.xml file out of the /repodata folder in the /Packages folder. Then ran createrepo /OS/Packages, followed by createrepo -g xxx-comps-rhel6.xml /OS/Packages. After that, set up a .repo file. Everything worked through YUM commands after that.

Now how do I close this thread??

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i was about to say you might want to read the fedora documentation
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_t...an_RPM_package
or how to forges for cent
http://www.howtoforge.com/creating_a...ository_centos

I wasn't trying to create an rm package. And i never modify the yum.conf file. I always create repo files in yum.repos.d. Plus those centos directions don't create the group list.

Doesn't matter. I figured it out anyways. No further posts required.

I followed all your steps.. but still its not working for me..

mkdir /yumrepo
copied RHEL 6 DVD contents to /yumrepo/rhel6
createrepo /yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
createrepo -g xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-comps-rhel6-server.xml /yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
created a repository file under /etc/yum.repos.d/
[rhel6_64]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux
failovermethod=priority
baseurl=file:///rh6repo/Package
enabled=1
metadata_expire=0d
gpgcheck=0

But still YUM INSTALL not working on my rhel6.2 i868 server

It would help if the spelling of these 2 lines matched

Oh I am sorry.. I actually corrected it.. like
createrepo /yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
baseurl=file://yumrepo/rhel6/Packages

BUT STILL UNABLE to YUM INSTALL ....

server side

cd /etc/yum.repos.d
mv C* /tmp
cat > create.repo
[rhel-server]
name=redhat
baseurl=ftp://10.200.xx.xx/pub/server ---- put ur server side ipaddress
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
mkdir -p /var/pub/server
cd /mnt/Centos

cp -rfv * /var/pub/server
wait for it to finished it off
move all repositoryrpm to /var/pub/server

cd /var/pub/server
rpm -ivh create.repo --install these package
rpm -ivh vsftpd ---install these package
createrepo -g /var/pub/server


start vsftpd service

service vsftpd restart
chkconfig vsftpd on


client side

cd /etc/yum.repos.d
touch create.repo
vi create.repo
[rhel-server]
name=redhat
baseurl=ftp://10.200.xx.xx/pub/server MENTION UR SERVER IP HERE
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Thank you for your kind response.
But I am not in a SERVER-CLIENT environment.
I am using RHEL6 Server Edition on my Home PC.. for learning RHCSA...

I installed RHEL6 Server on my Desktop PC.. I don't have RHN subscription..
I used ISOtoUSB for installation from USB Drive...
After Installation I was unable to run commands like
"yum install gnome"
It says like "package not available....
Also I am not able to "Add/Remove programs" from the graphical utility...
It says like "No Group List"

After googling... I done the following steps carefully...

mkdir /yumrepo
copied RHEL 6 DVD contents to /yumrepo/rhel6
createrepo /yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
createrepo -g xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-comps-rhel6-server.xml /yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
created a repository file under /etc/yum.repos.d/
[rhel6_64]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux
failovermethod=priority
baseurl=file:///yumrepo/rhel6/Packages
enabled=1
metadata_expire=0d
gpgcheck=0

But still yum install and "Add/Remove programs" not working...
But in my classroom lab... those things work...
But in my home PC.. .all I get it errorrrrrrrrrrr

you DO have a paid for and required support license ???
right ???

if not you DO NOT install anything until you buy the license and register your copy

RHEL6.3 is not free

there is a desktop icon to register ( on your desktop )
please do so

I've used this in the past https://code.google.com/p/iredmail/w...Yum_Repository

I never paid. I got RHEL 6.3 from torrent...

And after this ingenuous admission, this thread is closed. LinuxQuestions doesn't support piracy in any form. The next time download CentOS for free. Nuff' said.