Systems registered to clone/custom channels fails to retrieve repomd.xml file from Red Hat Satellite server

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Issue

  • Recently added/pushed packages in cloned channel are not available for client systems
  • Can't update through yum with newly created cloned channels
  • Cannot install packages from a cloned channel after upgrading the Red Hat Network Satellite from 5.1 to 5.3.

    #  yum -d 8 -v check-update
    Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
    Running "init" handler for "rhnplugin" plugin
    Yum Version: 3.2.8
    COMMAND: yum -d 8 -v check-update  
    Installroot: /
    Reading Local RPMDB
    Setting up Package Sacks
    clone-rhn-tools-rhel-i386 100% |=========================|  871 B    00:00      
    Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: clone-rhel-i386-server-5_avx_081028. Please verify its path and try again
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.x

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