Unable to see the latest packages available for update through yum

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running yum check-update on an outdated RHEL release such as RHEL 5.4 displays 'No packages marked for update'.
# yum check-update
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
No packages marked for update

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (All versions)

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