Yum command hangs or it is reporting an error 'Another process has the cert lock.'

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Issue

  • Why yum command hangs or is reporting following error:
    Another process has the cert lock. We will not attempt to update certs or repos. https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/jbeap/7/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTPS Error 403 - Forbidden.

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Satellite 6

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