Yum: Metafile does not match checksum

[Lyvim Xaphir]

On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 14:04 -0700, Douglas Phillipson wrote:
> What does this mean:
> 
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/repodata/primary.xml.gz: 
> [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
> Trying other mirror.
> 
> I know what checksum's are, what I'm referring to is why is the checksum 
> wrong?  Is this a hacked repository site or something like that?
> 
> Doug P

If you are using kyum, you can use the 'clear cache' tool and then
reload.  The checksum may be a mismatch from the existing cache and the
mirror has been updated.  After you clear the cache you can reload and
all should be well.  I just had this happen to me the other night.

LX
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