Yum problem in Red hat Linux 5.4 64 bit

Mobilink · 09-30-2015, 04:38 AM

Hi Friends,

I want add My Linux DVD as repository, I have doing the following things.
1)firstly I mount my DVD with the directory and / partition.
2)I have create my repo in /etc/repos.d/cdrom.repo

I have write the following line.
[cdrom]
name=cdrom
baseurl=file:///abc (where abc is the mount point for my DVD
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

and save it, than I write yum install any software name it giv
error
[/U][/B]
Loaded plugins: security
file:///furqan/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 5] OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/furqan/repodata/repomd.xml'
Trying other mirror.
Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: cdrom. Please verify its path and try again

please help me to rectify the issue.

regards

Mobilink

knudfl · 09-30-2015, 05:43 AM

The baseurl must point to the directory with "repodata/"

Example ( My RHEL 5.3 `disk1' ) :
baseurl=file:///media/RHEL-5.3 i386 Disc 1/Server

"Server/" contains :
repodata/{ comps-rhel5-server-core.xml, filelists.xml.gz, other.xml.gz, primary.xml.gz, repomd.xml, TRANS.TBL

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chrism01 · 09-30-2015, 05:52 AM

Well, on my Centos 5 system, that would be etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Media.repo and looks like this

Code:

# CentOS-Media.repo
#
# This repo is used to mount the default locations for a CDROM / DVD on
#  CentOS-5.  You can use this repo and yum to install items directly off the
#  DVD ISO that we release.
#
# To use this repo, put in your DVD and use it with the other repos too:
#  yum --enablerepo=c5-media [command]
#  
# or for ONLY the media repo, do this:
#
#  yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=c5-media [command]
 
[c5-media]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Media
baseurl=file:///media/CentOS/
        file:///media/cdrom/
        file:///media/cdrecorder/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5

HTH
(of course to use it I'd have to set 'enabled=1' )

Also note the different dir name : I'm pretty sure it would be that on RHEL5 as well.
Its the same on Centos6 as well.

Mobilink · 09-30-2015, 05:56 AM

Folks,

Thanx for the reply, the problem has been solved by using below mention method

[cdrom]
name="cdrom"
#mediaid=1269263646.691048
baseurl=file:///furqan/Server
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

regards

Furqan Ahmed

John VV · 09-30-2015, 03:46 PM

keep in mind that the legacy hardware / software Operating system RHEL5
is well old

and 5.3 is even older and UNPATCHED!!!!!!

you would not run Microsoft XP sp2 nor sp3 missing 3 YEARS!!!!! of security updates

so please NO NOT DO THAT WITH A LINUX INSTALL

run the current UP TO DATE and PATCHED!!!!!
old legacy support RHEL 5.11

mind you you HAVE to buy the required server support contract
a std 1 year server license is $799 per year
https://www.redhat.com/wapps/store/catalog.html

or

install the FREE!!! clone of redhat
CentOS 5.11 - for the RATHER OLD legacy support
CentOS 6.7 current mainstream
or
CentOS 7.1 current new os