[Spacewalk-list] ERROR reading package metadata: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: anaconda-base-200908190312.

Colin Coe colin.coe at gmail.com
Wed Dec 23 06:30:23 UTC 2009


Hi all

I'm trying to get this spacewalk server into production.  I can join
existing RHEL nodes to the spacewalk server and use yum to update them
but I can't seem to kickstart new installs.

When I attempt a new install, I get the above message in the syslog.

"cobber distro report" shows:
---
distro               : rhel-4.7-x86_64:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Wed Nov 11 15:37:13 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.7-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Wed Nov 11 15:37:13 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-4.7-x86_64:xen:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Wed Nov 11 15:37:13 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.7-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Wed Nov 11 15:37:13 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-4.8-x86_64:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Wed Nov 11 15:37:30 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.8-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Wed Nov 11 15:37:30 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-4.8-x86_64:xen:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Wed Nov 11 15:37:30 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.8-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Wed Nov 11 15:37:30 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-5.3-x86_64:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Tue Nov 10 09:05:27 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.3-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Tue Nov 10 09:05:27 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-5.3-x86_64:xen:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Tue Nov 10 09:05:27 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.3-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Tue Nov 10 09:05:27 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-5.4-x86_64:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : x86_64
breed                : redhat
created              : Tue Nov 10 09:07:54 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.4-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Wed Dec 23 14:06:08 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel-5.4-x86_64:xen:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Tue Nov 10 09:07:54 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.4-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Tue Nov 10 09:07:54 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel47x8664:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:28:08 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.7-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:28:08 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel47x8664xen:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:28:08 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.7-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.7-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:28:08 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel48x8664:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:28:30 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.8-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:28:30 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel48x8664xen:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:28:30 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-4.8-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-4.8-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:28:30 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel53x8664:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:29:00 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.3-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:29:01 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel53x8664xen:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:29:00 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.3-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.3-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:29:00 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel54x8664:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:29:20 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.4-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:29:21 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

distro               : rhel54x8664xen:1:SpacewalkPublicCert
architecture         : i386
breed                : redhat
created              : Mon Dec 21 07:29:20 2009
comment              :
initrd               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/xen/initrd.img
kernel               :
/var/satellite/distro-trees/rhel-5.4-x86_64/images/xen/vmlinuz
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {'org': '1', 'media_path': '/ks/dist/rhel-5.4-x86_64'}
tree build time      : Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
modified             : Mon Dec 21 07:29:20 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           :
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}
---
Confusingly, all distros had an arch of i386 but as a test I changed
rhel-5.4-x86_64:1:Spacewalk-Public-Cert to be 'x86_64'.

Any ideas where I should go from here?

CC

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