[Errno 5] [Errno 2] No such file or directory error during yum install or update

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When trying to install/update packages from Satelite or CDN, yum causes the following error:

    # yum update 
    Loaded plugins: enabled_repos_upload, package_upload, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager, versionlock
    >------snip--------<
    Error downloading packages:
    python-kitchen-1.1.1-5.el7.noarch: [Errno 5] [Errno 2] No such file or directory
    python-chardet-2.2.1-3.el7.noarch: [Errno 5] [Errno 2] No such file or directory
    yum-utils-1.1.31-52.el7.noarch: [Errno 5] [Errno 2] No such file or directory
    qpid-proton-c-0.31.0-3.el7.x86_64: [Errno 5] [Errno 2] No such file or directory
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content