/var/cache/yum is filling up very often

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • /var/cache/yum is consuming a lot of space
  • After clearing the cache, yum is generating more cache

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7
  • (Optional, but impactful) Clients connected to Red Hat Satellite (or Capsule) 6.9 and below versions
  • Clients connected to Red Hat Update Infrastructure (RHUI) 3.x

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