Yum fails with "Not using downloaded repomd.xml because it is older than what we have" error while updating system

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running yum update returns the following error:

         Not using downloaded repomd.xml because it is older than what we have
     Current   : Wed Aug 25 01:03:20 42027 
     Downloaded: Wed Mar 31 02:45:20 2010 
     Skipping security plugin, no data 
     Setting up Update Process 
     No Packages marked for Update

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

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