# Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/error-cannot-retrieve-repository-metadata-repomd-xml/28447>\
**Category:** SUSE Multi Linux Manager\
**Created:** [July 21, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/error-cannot-retrieve-repository-metadata-repomd-xml/28447 "2016-07-21T21:45:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![lnxbum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@lnxbum](https://forums.suse.com/u/lnxbum)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/error-cannot-retrieve-repository-metadata-repomd-xml/28447/1 "2016-07-21T21:45:15Z")

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Hi,

We have a mix of redhat and suse servers in our enviornment.  
We use SuSE Manager 2.1, which has all the redhat/suse channels.

Since we patch the server often, we create a clone of the updates channel every month. We subscribe the server to be patched to this cloned channel and then patch it.  
This ensures that all servers of a particular project are patched to the same level.

We still have RHEL5 servers in the environment so earlier this month we created a clone of “rhel-5-x86\_64-updates” channel called “rhel-5-x86\_64-updates\_july\_2016”. Today we subscribed a server to this channel and tried to run the “yum list” command, but getting “Cannot retrieve repository metadata” error. Please suggest or point me in the right direction.

[root@dmt344 ~]# more /etc/redhat-release  
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.11 (Tikanga)

[root@dmt344 ~]# yum repolist  
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security  
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.  
repo id repo name status  
rhel-5-x86\_64-epel rhel 5 x86\_64 epel 17,397  
rhel-5-x86\_64-updates\_july\_2016 rhel5-x86\_64-updates\_july\_2016 0  
rhel-x86\_64-server-5 RHEL x86\_64 Server 5 0  
rhel5-x86\_64-5.9-baseiso rhel5-x86\_64-5.9-baseiso 0  
repolist: 17,397

[root@dmt344 ~]# yum list yum  
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security  
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.  
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rhel-5-x86\_64-updates\_july\_2016. Please verify its path and try again

Thanks.

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**Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/error-cannot-retrieve-repository-metadata-repomd-xml/28447/2 "2016-07-27T07:30:22Z")

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