*Ken Leyba wrote:* >I've setup a local yum repository for about 25 workstations and I'm >using rsync from a local mirror. Do I need to create my own XML >headers, i.e. the 'repodata' directory, or since I'm syncing the whole >updates directory can I use the 'repodata' directory from the mirror? Yes, that should be fine if you rsync the whole thing. >I also have a question on using createrepo. The directory layout is: > >~/updates/ >~/updates/headers/ >~/updates/repodata/ >~/updates/RPMS/ > >If I do the following in the 'updates' directory: > ># createrepo -v ./RPMS > >The 'repodata' diretcory is created under the 'RPMS' directory and not >the current 'updates' directory. How can I have the 'repodata' >directory created/updated in the correct directory under 'updates'? You need to run |createrepo| against the directory under which you want the |repodata| directory to appear. In your case run: createrepo ~/updates