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[Errno 14] HTTP Error 403: Forbidden Trying other mirror. Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: updates

Asked by LinuxDuke in Operating Systems Miscellaneous, Red Hat Linux, Linux

Tags: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 403: Forbidden Trying other mirror. Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: updates

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to updated my client machines using yum from a local repository server setup on my network.
My clients are running Red hat ES 5 and Centos 5 and my local repository is running Red hat ES 4.
when using yum on my local repository it updates its self fine. I have configured yum to point to my local repository server on /etc/yum.conf and added the following [updates] and baseurl=http://oak/rhel4es-i386/RPMS.updates on the local repository server. When running the yum update command on this local repository it updates fine.

The problem happens when I try updating from my clients. I have also configured yum on my clients machines to point to the local repository but I get errors when updating them with yum update command.

Error from clients:
Centos Client
[root@dragon ~]# yum update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
http://oak.corporatebank.co.za/centos5-i386/RPMS.updates/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: updates
[root@dragon ~]#

Redhat client
[ajays@silverfir ~]$ su
Password:
[root@silverfir gugu]# clear
[root@silverfir gugu]# yum update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
http://oak.corporatebank.co.za/rhel5es-i386/RPMS.updates/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: updates

When updating from my local repository it completes fine check exmple below:

 xscreensaver            i386       1:4.18-5.rhel4.14  updates           5.6 M
 xterm                   i386       192-8.el4        updates           168 k
 ypbind                  i386       3:1.17.2-13      updates            33 k
 zsh                     i386       4.2.0-4.EL.4.5   updates           1.6 M
Installing for dependencies:
 audit                   i386       1.0.15-3.el4_6.1  updates           201 k
 keyutils-libs           i386       1.0-2            updates            16 k
 libgssapi               i386       0.8-1            updates            19 k
 libsmi                  i386       0.4.5-2.el4      updates           2.3 M
 nfs-utils-lib           i386       1.0.6-8.z1       updates            49 k
 systemtap-runtime       i386       0.5.14-1         updates            31 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install     13 Package(s)        
Update     350 Package(s)        
Remove       0 Package(s)        
Total download size: 487 M
Is this ok [y/N]: n
Exiting on user Command
Complete!
[root@oak ~]#

I suspect this is cause by a proxy server but I don't know what questions to ask to the guys managing the proxy as I'm not 100% sure that it's it. Also when accessing any web site from my two clients I get the following error:

                           ââââââââââââââââââââââErrorââââââââââââââââââââââ                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                               â    Configuration of the proxy server failed.    â                              
                               â   This might be caused by an incorrect proxy    â                              
                               â  setting specified by an environment variable   â                              
                               â     or returned by a scripting proxy hook.      â                              
                               â                                                 â                              
                               â    The correct syntax for proxy settings are    â                              
                               â   a host name optionally followed by a colon    â                              
                               â  and a port number. Example: 'localhost:8080'.  â                              
                               â                                                 â                              
                               â                     [ OK ]                      â                              
                               âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ

Any help is highly appreciated.
 
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