dnf makecache fails with permissions errors about fedora-remix-for-wsl HOT 13 OPEN

I have also tried the following fixes for this issue:

• chmod 777 /var/cache/dnf
• setuid on /var/cache/dnf
• setgid on /var/cache/dnf

At that point I felt it was being unreasonable. In issue #4 it was mentioned that multiple runs of the command may get it to work. So...

for i in $(seq 1 30); do dnf makecache; done

dnf seems to be working now.

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Hi guys,
Im also experiencing the same issue, but looping it doesnt help at all for me.

Has anyone else got any ideas?

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Trying to remove /var/cache/dnf blue-screened my computer. I've done all the other things mentioned above to no avail. Is there no more progress on this issue?

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It worked for me with the lastest update and Windows 1903:

Fedora Modular 31 - x86_64                                                              2.8 MB/s | 5.2 MB     00:01
Fedora Modular 31 - x86_64 - Updates                                                    2.2 MB/s | 3.1 MB     00:01
Fedora 31 - x86_64 - Updates                                                            5.0 MB/s |  11 MB     00:02
Fedora 31 - x86_64                                                                      7.1 MB/s |  71 MB     00:10
whitewaterfoundry_wslu                                                                  258  B/s | 833  B     00:03
whitewaterfoundry_wslu                                                                  4.3 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00
Importing GPG key 0x10735619:
 Userid     : "https://packagecloud.io/whitewaterfoundry/wslu (https://packagecloud.io/docs#gpg_signing) <[email protected]>"
 Fingerprint: 90F6 8549 4B52 C0E9 6DA4 B925 0087 4F17 1073 5619
 From       : https://packagecloud.io/whitewaterfoundry/wslu/gpgkey
Is this ok [y/N]: y
whitewaterfoundry_wslu                                                                  363  B/s | 1.4 kB     00:03
Metadata cache created.

What fedora version are you running? Also what Windows version? Many things have been improved since Windows 1903

Regards

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The current Fedora Remix is F29

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Use this guide to upgrade to fedora 30:

#48 (comment)

One thing try to upgrade your Windows version. Windows 1803 has some problems like these that were corrected in 1809

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Unfortunately I have no authority to upgrade my version of windows -- that is control by the corporate IT group. I've asked about being an early-adopter, so I'm stuck with what I have for now. That being said, I followed the instructions in #48, and when I attempt to "sudo dnf upgrade dnf" after removing the .rpm.lock file, I blue-screened. Any other command I attempt to run I get the permission denied error. I've double checked the ownership and permissions for the whole /var/cache directory tree, and root has sufficient privileges.

[user@host ~]$ sudo dnf upgrade --refresh rpm glibc
Fedora 30 - x86_64 - Updates                                                            2.2 MB/s |  26 MB     00:11
Cannot rename directory "/var/cache/dnf/updates-d6521d96a82a4d6a/tmpdir.Ohf1Dg/repodata" to "/var/cache/dnf/updates-d6521d96a82a4d6a/repodata": Permission denied
Error: Cannot rename directory "/var/cache/dnf/updates-d6521d96a82a4d6a/tmpdir.Ohf1Dg/repodata" to "/var/cache/dnf/updates-d6521d96a82a4d6a/repodata": Permission denied

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"blue-screened" is that you see a Windows blue screen? So, your entire system crash?

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Yes. The ":(" sad face and the QR code -- the Windows 10 version of the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)

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Do the users experiencing this error have any particular endpoint management software installed, like Sophos? Some of these can interfere with cryptographic functions, potentially hashing done by dnf.

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Well, I repeated the tests in Windows 1803 with the package in the releases section and it works. So, check the @sirredbeard suggestion

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I'm not sure about Sophos, but I know we have Cylance installed -- if that's the cause, is there a future windows update (post 1803) that resolves this, or will it likely never work? As I mentioned I have no control over what's running on this PC (work computer) but if WSL isn't something that I can count on in the future, I'll pivot and start looking for another solution. Thanks all!

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hello

please hellp me :

yum update -y
Docker Repository 0.0 B/s | 0 B 00:00
Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'dockerrepo': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried

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cPanel Package Upgrades in Progress...

checkyum version 22.3 (excludes: bind-chroot)
All Needed Packages are already installed.
checkyum version 22.3 (excludes: bind-chroot)
Docker Repository 0.0 B/s | 0 B 00:00
Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'dockerrepo': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried
(XID fs24nc) “/usr/bin/yum” reported error code “1” when it ended:

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