yum-rhn-plugin on RHEL7 does not respect the keepcache=0 entry at /etc/yum.conf
Issue
- A Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system registered to Satellite 5.x does not respect the option
keepcache=0set at/etc/yum.conf. For any yum operation, all the RPM packages are being kept under/var/cache/yumdirectory.
# cat /etc/yum.conf | grep -v ^$ | grep -v ^#
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum/$basearch/$releasever
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
installonly_limit=3
# yum install tree -y
Loaded plugins: product-id, rhnplugin, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager, verify
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package tree.x86_64 0:1.6.0-10.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
tree x86_64 1.6.0-10.el7 rhel-x86_64-server-7 46 k
Transaction Summary
==================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package
Total download size: 46 k
Installed size: 87 k
Downloading packages:
tree-1.6.0-10.el7.x86_64.rpm | 46 kB 00:00:00
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : tree-1.6.0-10.el7.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : tree-1.6.0-10.el7.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
tree.x86_64 0:1.6.0-10.el7
# tree /var/cache/yum/
/var/cache/yum/
└── x86_64
└── 7Server
├── rhel-x86_64-server-7
│ ├── cachecookie
│ ├── comps.xml
│ ├── gen
│ │ ├── primary.xml
│ │ └── primary.xml.sqlite
│ ├── packages
│ │ └── tree-1.6.0-10.el7.x86_64.rpm
│ ├── primary.xml.gz
│ ├── repomd.xml
│ ├── rhnversion
│ └── updateinfo.xml.gz
└── rhnplugin.repos
5 directories, 10 files
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Satellite 5.x
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