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| howto:how_to_fix_yum_basic_auth_behind_a_proxy [2015/03/24 21:27] – smark | howto:how_to_fix_yum_basic_auth_behind_a_proxy [2015/03/24 21:33] (current) – [Resolution] smark | ||
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| ====== How To Fix Yum Basic HTTP Authentication Behind a Proxy ====== | ====== How To Fix Yum Basic HTTP Authentication Behind a Proxy ====== | ||
| - | ====== Problem | + | ===== Problem ===== |
| When configuring a yum proxy via / | When configuring a yum proxy via / | ||
| [root@myhost yum.repos.d]# | [root@myhost yum.repos.d]# | ||
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| Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rhel6-some-repo-x.y. Please verify its path and try again | Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rhel6-some-repo-x.y. Please verify its path and try again | ||
| - | ====== Additional Information | + | ===== Additional Information ===== |
| The customer used a cloud-based proxy service (ZScaler) but has NOT implemented proxy authentication. The proxy is configured correctly in / | The customer used a cloud-based proxy service (ZScaler) but has NOT implemented proxy authentication. The proxy is configured correctly in / | ||
| - | ====== Troubleshooting | + | ===== Troubleshooting ===== |
| A packet capture indicated the following HTTP header when requesting the repository information: | A packet capture indicated the following HTTP header when requesting the repository information: | ||
| GET http:// | GET http:// | ||
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| This problem currently exists in RHEL 6.6 but may be resolved in a future version. It likely exists on any system with the python-urlgrabber-3.9.1-9 package. | This problem currently exists in RHEL 6.6 but may be resolved in a future version. It likely exists on any system with the python-urlgrabber-3.9.1-9 package. | ||
| - | ====== Resolution | + | ===== Resolution ===== |
| - | Modify / | + | |
| - | Apply the patch as documented in the NEXUS URL. | + | 1. Modify / |
| - | Copy the file urlgrabber.patch to the /root/ directory. | + | |
| - | Back up the existing grabber.py file: | + | 2. Apply the patch as documented in the NEXUS URL: |
| - | cp / | + | |
| - | Patch the file: | + | 2a. Copy the file {{:howto:urlgrabber.patch|}} to the /root/ directory. |
| - | patch / | + | |
| - | Each command should return an output similar to below: | + | 2b. Back up the existing grabber.py file: |
| - | patching file / | + | |
| - | Hunk #2 succeeded at 426 (offset -5 lines). | + | cp / |
| - | Hunk #3 succeeded at 828 (offset -6 lines). | + | |
| - | Hunk #4 succeeded at 1253 (offset -9 lines). | + | 2c. Patch the file: |
| - | Hunk #5 succeeded at 1349 (offset -9 lines). | + | |
| - | Re-run the "yum check-update" | + | patch / |
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| + | 2d. Each command should return an output similar to below: | ||
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| + | patching file / | ||
| + | Hunk #2 succeeded at 426 (offset -5 lines). | ||
| + | Hunk #3 succeeded at 828 (offset -6 lines). | ||
| + | Hunk #4 succeeded at 1253 (offset -9 lines). | ||
| + | Hunk #5 succeeded at 1349 (offset -9 lines). | ||
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| + | 3. Re-run the "yum check-update" | ||
