new Centos server install yum dependancy error

[Voytek Eymont]

On Sat, February 23, 2019 3:47 am, Gerald Galster via dovecot wrote:
>

>
> try: yum clean all


Gerald , thank you

it shows in the output after 'second step' below:

# yum clean all
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, priorities
Cleaning repos: base centos-sclo-rh centos-sclo-sclo dovecot-2.3-latest epel
              : extras gf remi-safe updates
Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors
Other repos take up 622 k of disk space (use --verbose for details)


> this deletes all cached data, then search for dovecot:
>
> [root at noc ~]# yum search dovecot --showduplicates

...

> -> base, epel, extras, updates are the repositories that are queried -
> this is the name in [] brackets from /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo -> you should
> see dovecot-2.3-latest there


# yum search dovecot --showduplicates
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, priorities
Determining fastest mirrors
epel/x86_64/metalink                                     | 3.8 kB     00:00
 * base: mirror.nsw.coloau.com.au
 * epel: mirror.nsw.coloau.com.au
 * extras: mirror.ventraip.net.au
 * remi-safe: remi.conetix.com.au
 * updates: mirror.nsw.coloau.com.au
base                                                     | 3.6 kB     00:00
centos-sclo-rh                                           | 3.0 kB     00:00
centos-sclo-sclo                                         | 2.9 kB     00:00
dovecot-2.3-latest                                       | 2.9 kB     00:00
epel                                                     | 4.7 kB     00:00
extras                                                   | 3.4 kB     00:00
gf                                                       | 2.9 kB     00:00
remi-safe                                                | 3.0 kB     00:00
updates                                                  | 3.4 kB     00:00
(1/12): base/7/x86_64/group_gz                             | 166 kB   00:00
epel/x86_64/group_gz           FAILED
http://fedora.mirror.serversaustralia.com.au/epel/7/x86_64/repodata/d97ad2922a45eb2a5fc007fdd84e7ae4981b257d3b94c3c9f5d7b0dda6baa098-comps-Everything.x86_64.xml.gz:
[Errno 14] curl#6 - "Could not resolve host:
fedora.mirror.serversaustralia.com.au; Unknown error"
Trying other mirror.
(2/12): dovecot-2.3-latest/7/x86_64/primary_db             |  16 kB   00:01
(3/12): epel/x86_64/updateinfo                             | 959 kB   00:02
(4/12): extras/7/x86_64/primary_db                         | 180 kB   00:00
(5/12): gf/x86_64/primary_db                               |  44 kB   00:00
(6/12): centos-sclo-sclo/x86_64/primary_db                 | 264 kB   00:05
(7/12): updates/7/x86_64/primary_db                        | 2.4 MB   00:07
(8/12): epel/x86_64/group_gz                               |  88 kB   00:00
(9/12): base/7/x86_64/primary_db                           | 6.0 MB   00:16
(10/12): remi-safe/primary_db                              | 1.4 MB   00:18
(11/12): epel/x86_64/primary_db                            | 6.6 MB   00:24
(12/12): centos-sclo-rh/x86_64/primary_db                  | 3.7 MB   00:25
226 packages excluded due to repository priority protections

============================= N/S matched: dovecot
=============================
2:dovecot-debuginfo-2.3.4-2.x86_64 : Debug information for package dovecot
2:dovecot-debuginfo-2.3.4.1-1.x86_64 : Debug information for package dovecot
1:dovecot-devel-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Development files for dovecot
1:dovecot-devel-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Development files for dovecot
2:dovecot-imaptest-debuginfo-2.3.4-2.x86_64 : Debug information for package
                                            : dovecot-imaptest
2:dovecot-imaptest-debuginfo-2.3.4.1-1.x86_64 : Debug information for package
                                              : dovecot-imaptest
2:dovecot-lua-2.3.4-2.x86_64 : LUA support for Dovecot Community Edition
2:dovecot-lua-2.3.4.1-1.x86_64 : LUA support for Dovecot Community Edition
1:dovecot-mysql-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : MySQL back end for dovecot
1:dovecot-mysql-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : MySQL back end for dovecot
1:dovecot-pgsql-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Postgres SQL back end for dovecot
1:dovecot-pigeonhole-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Sieve and managesieve plug-in for
                                         : dovecot
1:dovecot-pigeonhole-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Sieve and managesieve plug-in for
                                         : dovecot
2:dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfo-2.3.4-2.x86_64 : Debug information for package
                                              : dovecot-pigeonhole
2:dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfo-2.3.4.1-1.x86_64 : Debug information for
package
                                                : dovecot-pigeonhole
2:dovecot-pigeonhole-devel-2.3.4-2.x86_64 : Libraries and headers for
                                          : dovecot-pigeonhole
2:dovecot-pigeonhole-devel-2.3.4.1-1.x86_64 : Libraries and headers for
                                            : dovecot-pigeonhole
1:dovecot-2.2.36-3.el7.i686 : Secure imap and pop3 server
1:dovecot-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Secure imap and pop3 server
1:dovecot-2.2.36-3.el7.x86_64 : Secure imap and pop3 server
2:dovecot-imaptest-2.3.4-2.x86_64 : ImapTest is a generic IMAP server
compliancy
                                  : tester that works with all IMAP servers.
2:dovecot-imaptest-2.3.4.1-1.x86_64 : ImapTest is a generic IMAP server
     ...: compliancy tester that works with all IMAP servers.

  Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.


should I try 'yum install ...' again ?

-- 
Voytek