# Cannot create bootstrap repo for custom repository **URL:** \ **Category:** SUSE Multi Linux Manager\ **Created:** [April 24, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-create-bootstrap-repo-for-custom-repository/32327 "2018-04-24T22:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clydeprice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@clydeprice](https://forums.suse.com/u/clydeprice)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-create-bootstrap-repo-for-custom-repository/32327/1 "2018-04-24T22:59:44Z")
Hi there. I setup SuMa with some repos provided through Suse and then I also added some repos for a different distribution in there as well. Of course when I run mgr-create-boostrap-repo -l then it doesn’t show the custom repos there because it isn’t part of a SuSe back distribution. The distros I have in mind are Oracle RHEL 5, Centos 7, and various debian distros. Please don’t ask me why I’m still on RHEL 5 stuff. my company is slow. So I added the repos and made the channels. How do I make a bootstrap repo for these? I can’t do it using the mgr-create way, so what are my options if any? ---
**Author:** ![kwk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/kwk/32/11997_2.png) [@kwk](https://forums.suse.com/u/kwk)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-create-bootstrap-repo-for-custom-repository/32327/2 "2018-04-25T09:34:47Z")
Redhat comes with everything needed to register against SUSE Manager (resp. Spacewalk, resp. Redhat Satellite 5) included. You might get around without a bootstrap repo. Note that RHEL5 does not support ‘Salt’, you need to register such systems as ‘traditional’. See [https://www.suse.com/documentation/suse-manager-3/book\_suma\_getting-started\_31/data/preparing\_and\_registering\_clients.html](https://www.suse.com/documentation/suse-manager-3/book_suma_getting-started_31/data/preparing_and_registering_clients.html) for further documentation on bootstrap creation and client registration. ---
**Author:** ![kwk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/kwk/32/11997_2.png) [@kwk](https://forums.suse.com/u/kwk)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-create-bootstrap-repo-for-custom-repository/32327/3 "2018-04-25T09:37:26Z")
Also have a look at the “Expanded Support/RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux” section at [https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php?title=SUSE\_Manager](https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php?title=SUSE_Manager) ---
**Author:** ![clydeprice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@clydeprice](https://forums.suse.com/u/clydeprice)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-create-bootstrap-repo-for-custom-repository/32327/4 "2018-04-25T15:26:58Z")
> [@kwk;52336](#): > > Also have a look at the “Expanded Support/RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux” section at [https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php?title=SUSE\_Manager](https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php?title=SUSE_Manager) This is a good link! This is what I believe I was looking for! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![clydeprice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@clydeprice](https://forums.suse.com/u/clydeprice)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-create-bootstrap-repo-for-custom-repository/32327/5 "2018-04-25T15:52:15Z")
[QUOTE=kwk;52335]Redhat comes with everything needed to register against SUSE Manager (resp. Spacewalk, resp. Redhat Satellite 5) included. You might get around without a bootstrap repo. Note that RHEL5 does not support ‘Salt’, you need to register such systems as ‘traditional’. See [https://www.suse.com/documentation/suse-manager-3/book\_suma\_getting-started\_31/data/preparing\_and\_registering\_clients.html](https://www.suse.com/documentation/suse-manager-3/book_suma_getting-started_31/data/preparing_and_registering_clients.html) for further documentation on bootstrap creation and client registration.[/QUOTE] With all of the versions of Linux that I talked about, I will still need an activation key right? I’m not sure how to make one being that the Centos7 option doesn’t show up on the drop down menu when creating a new activation key.