Why does my Satellite Server upgrade from 5.6 to 5.7 fail with a "Could not update system. Most likely your system is not configured with the @Base package group." message?

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Issue

  • Upgrading to 5.7, I get the below error:
Could not install RHN packages.  Most likely your system is not configured with the @Base package group.  See the Red Hat Satellite Server Installation Guide for more information about Software Requirements.  Exit value: 1.
Please examine /var/log/rhn/rhn_installation.log for more information.

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6

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