While setting up a local repository createrepo utility fails with 'Error: Must specify a directory to index.'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • createrepo command fails with below error message:
[root@localhost repo]# createrepo -v
Error: Must specify a directory to index.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • createrepo
  • Local repository

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