dnf-makecache service error on a Plesk server: Failed to download metadata

[mahesh]

Question
dnf-makecache service error on a Plesk server: Failed to download metadata for repo
Symptoms

• Service dnf-makecache fails to start, and shows a 404 error for a specific repository:

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#systemctl status dnf-makecache.service
dnf-makecache.service - dnf makecache
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-makecache.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2024-11-02 08:43:37 MDT; 30min ago
Process: 509243 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dnf makecache --timer (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 509243 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com systemd[1]: Starting dnf makecache...
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com dnf[509243]: MariaDB 669 B/s | 146 B 00:00
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com dnf[509243]: Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'mariadb':
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com dnf[509243]: - Status code: 404 for https://mirrors.xtom.com/mariadb/yum/10.11/rhel/8/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml (IP: 2604:a840::7)
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com dnf[509243]: Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'mariadb': Cannot download repomd.xml: Status code: 404 for https://mirrors.xtom.com/mariadb/yum/10.11/rhel/8/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml (IP: 2604:a840::7)
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com systemd[1]: dnf-makecache.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com systemd[1]: dnf-makecache.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Nov 02 08:43:37 example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start dnf makecache.
Cause
Configured repository is temporarily or permanently unavailable.

Resolution
1.Edit the necessary repository:

2.Connect to the server via SSH

Use the URL in the error to find which file is configured to use that specific repository:

     1.For CentOS/AlmaLinux/RHEL/Rocky Linux:

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#grep -ir mirrors.xtom.com /etc/yum.repos.d/
/etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo:#baseurl = https://mirrors.xtom.com/mariadb/yum/10.11/rhel/$releasever/$basearch
/etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo:gpgkey = https://mirrors.xtom.com/mariadb/yum/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
     2.For Ubuntu/Debian:

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#grep -ir mirrors.xtom.com /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
Note: Please change the URL above for the one that shows up on your server.

3.Edit the found repository file with your favorite editor:

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#vi /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
4.Comment the line that starts with "baseurl" with a hash (#) and add a new line like this:

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baseurl = https://mirrors.xtom.com/mariadb/yum/10.11/rhel/$releasever/$basearch
Note: The new URL is provided by the software provider/developer. If the URL is from Plesk, please contact Plesk Support.