HashiCorp RPM releases 404 on RHEL

Problem

After adding the HashiCorp RPM repository on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system using the yum-config-manager command, you may encounter a 404 - Not Found error when trying to update your package lists.

To add the repository, you run the following command:

$ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo

Afterward, an update may fail with an error similar to this:

https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/7Server/x86_64/stable/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTPS Error 404 - Not Found

Cause

This error occurs due to a mismatch in the $releasever variable used by yum. The HashiCorp RPM repository URL expects a simple number for the release version (e.g., 7 or 8). However, some RHEL-based platforms set this variable to a more specific string, such as 7Server, which results in an invalid URL and a 404 error.

Solution

To resolve this issue, you must edit the repository configuration file to replace the dynamic $releasever variable with the static major version number of your RHEL release.

1. Open the repository file located at /etc/yum.repos.d/hashicorp.repo in a text editor or use a command-line tool like sed to perform the replacement. The following command replaces $releasever with 7. Adjust the number to match your RHEL version if it is different.

   $ sudo sed -i -e "s/\$releasever/7/g" "/etc/yum.repos.d/hashicorp.repo"

2. After modifying the file, clear the yum cache and update your repository data.

   $ sudo yum clean all
   $ sudo yum makecache

Outcome

With the correct release version in the repository URL, yum can now successfully fetch the repository metadata, allowing you to install or update HashiCorp packages.

Additional Information

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