That wouldn't work - $basearch is a yum-specific extension. You should specify the URL explicitly. Owen Mann, Interactive Data Real Time Services 60 Codman Hill Rd, Boxborough, MA 01719 978-795-3758 owen.mann@interactivedata.com<mailto:owen.mann@interactivedata.com> From: cobbler-bounces(a)lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Newman, Stuart J. (GSFC-444.0)[HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 8:48 AM To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org Subject: [cobbler] Variable substitution in wget generated as part on the reposync command Cobbler does not substitute the architecture for $basearch in the wget generated as part of the reposysnc command. Below is an excerpt from the task log Mon Apr 30 07:56:51 2012 - DEBUG | received on stderr: Mon Apr 30 07:56:51 2012 - INFO | running: /usr/bin/wget -q http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/$basearch/repodata/repomd.xml -O /var/www/cobbler/repo_mirror/extras/.origin/repomd.xml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stuart J. Newman Engineer 4; Systems Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Building 14, Room E222 Mail Stop 428.2 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Office: (301) 286-5145 EMail: Stuart.J.Newman@nasa.gov<mailto:Stuart.J.Newman@nasa.gov> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at once, and you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature. ******************************************************* This message (including any files transmitted with it) may contain confidential and/or proprietary information, is the property of Interactive Data Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and is directed only to the addressee(s). If you are not the designated recipient or have reason to believe you received this message in error, please delete this message from your system and notify the sender immediately. An unintended recipient's disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this message or any attachments is prohibited and may be unlawful. *******************************************************