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EDR: Warning: Failed Loading '/etc/yum.repos.d/CarbonBlack.repo', Skipping

EDR: Warning: Failed Loading '/etc/yum.repos.d/CarbonBlack.repo', Skipping

Environment

EDR Server: All Versions
Linux: All Versions

Symptoms

  • Installing an EDR Server throws the following error message
                 Warning: failed loading '/etc/yum.repos.d/CarbonBlack.repo', skipping 

Cause

The baseurl in the CarbonBlack repo file is formatted incorrectly

Resolution

Verify that the baseurl in the Carbon Black repo file /etc/yum.repo.d/CarbonBlack.repo is formatted correctly

Correct
baseurl=https://yum.distro.carbonblack.io/enterprise/stable/$releasever/$basearch/

Incorrect
baseurl=https://yum.distro.carbonblack.io/enterprise/stable/
$releasever/$basearch/


 

 

Additional Notes

The Example content at the following link is incorrect 

Install a New Server

The format should be 
[root@cb-enterprise-testing ~]# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/CarbonBlack.repo

[CarbonBlack]
name=CarbonBlack
baseurl=https://yum.distro.carbonblack.io/enterprise/stable/$releasever/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
metadata_expire=60
sslverify=1
sslclientcert=/etc/cb/certs/carbonblack-alliance-client.crt
sslclientkey=/etc/cb/certs/carbonblack-alliance-client.key

 

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