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  • YUM groups/groupinstall will not install groups - RHEL 7

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    I'm having trouble installing groups with YUM. I would like to install the "Development tools" group. But I have noticed I cannot install any group. I did search and found reference to Fedora's YUM needing a bug fix and this work around:
    $ sudo yum-config-manager --save --setopt=group_command=compat"

    ...But still cannot install groups:

    $ sudo yum group install "Development tools"
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
    epel/x86_64/metalink | 14 kB 00:00

    rhel-7-workstation-extras-rpms | 2.5 kB 00:00

    rhel-7-workstation-optional-rpms | 2.9 kB 00:00

    rhel-7-workstation-rpms | 3.7 kB 00:00

    rpmforge | 1.9 kB 00:00

    Warning: Group development does not have any packages to install.
    No packages in any requested group available to install or update

    $ sudo yum grouplist | grep Development
    Development and Creative Workstation
    Development tools

    $ sudo yum group install "Development tools"
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
    Warning: Group development does not have any packages to install.
    No packages in any requested group available to install or update

    $ sudo yum groups install "Development tools"
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
    Warning: Group development does not have any packages to install.
    No packages in any requested group available to install or update

    $ sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools"
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
    Warning: Group development does not have any packages to install.
    No packages in any requested group available to install or update

    $ sudo yum repolist
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
    repo id repo name status
    epel/x86_64 Extra Packages for E 6,388
    rhel-7-workstation-extras-rpms/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise L 0
    rhel-7-workstation-optional-rpms/7Workstation/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise L 4,280
    rhel-7-workstation-rpms/7Workstation/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise L 5,314
    rpmforge RHEL 7Workstation - 245

    $ rpm -qa | grep -i rhn
    rhn-setup-2.0.2-5.el7.noarch
    rhnlib-2.5.65-2.el7.noarch
    yum-rhn-plugin-2.0.1-4.el7.noarch
    rhnsd-5.0.13-3.el7.x86_64
    rhn-check-2.0.2-5.el7.noarch
    rhn-setup-gnome-2.0.2-5.el7.noarch
    rhn-client-tools-2.0.2-5.el7.noarch

    $ rpm -qa | grep -i yum
    yum-metadata-parser-1.1.4-10.el7.x86_64
    yum-rhn-plugin-2.0.1-4.el7.noarch
    PackageKit-yum-0.8.9-11.el7.x86_64
    yum-3.4.3-118.el7.noarch
    yum-langpacks-0.4.2-3.el7.noarch
    yum-utils-1.1.31-25.el7_0.noarch

    $ sudo yum upgrade yum
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
    No packages marked for update

    $ uname -a
    Linux xxxx.xxxxx.xxxxx.com 3.10.0-123.9.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Sep 24 14:20:59 EDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

    Would someone point me to the right direction to solve this?

    Thank you!

    /MM

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