Yum returns "Options Error: Error parsing '': URL must be http, ftp or https not ""

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Issue

Offline server providing yum repository through ftp returns following error when any yum command has been run:

Options Error: Error parsing '': URL must be http, ftp or https not " 

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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