Yum fails with "[Error -1] Metadata file does not match checksum" error while updating system

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Issue

  • Yum update returns error "[Error -1] Metadata file does not match checksum".

  • While trying to update the packages on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 system from RHN Satellite server the following error occurs:

    Error: failed to retrieve repodata/filelists.xml.gz from <channel_repository_name>
error was [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum"

Environment

  • Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite server or Red Hat Network (RHN) Classic
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or later
  • Red Hat Satellite 6

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