Сannot update Plesk or OS packages: cannot retrieve repository metadata

[mahesh]

Question:
Сannot update Plesk or OS packages: cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository
Symptoms

• Unable to update Plesk or system packages

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Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: epel. Please verify its path and try again


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failure: repodata/repomd.xml from epel:
[Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
HTTP Error 404 - Not Found

• The following entry is found in /var/log/plesk/install/autoinstaller3.log:

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RepoError: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: epel. Please verify its path and try again
Execute command /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/send-error-report install

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Error while downloading packages metainfo: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: epel. Please verify its path and try again. Trying again.
Failed to install plesk-service-node-utilities@x86_64:
Number of retries is exceeded.
Cause
A 3rd-party repository is misconfigured.

Resolution
1.Log in to the server using SSH.

2.Disable the repository mentioned in the error message (in this example, epel) and remove cache:

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#yum-config-manager --disable epel
# yum clean all
# yum repolist
3.Re-run Plesk update:

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#plesk installer install-all-updates