Description of problem:

I built a local copy of the fedora and updates repositories.  I have used them to update a number of machines.  I would like to use them install Fedora on a new machine using Anaconda Kickstart.  However, Kickstart references a half dozen or so standard groups for which I am not aware of having the source.  The only documentation I can find is in Section 8.4 of the Fedora 14 Software Management Guide:

  It is important to note that the groups file is not downloaded by reposync.
  Use wget or curl to download it.

Where do I find the group file URL to download?


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

yum-3.4.3-54.fc18.noarch


How reproducible: Consistent


Steps to Reproduce:

# Configure Apache

  yum install --assumeyes httpd

  mkdir /srv/http

  semanage fcontext \
    --add \
    --type httpd_sys_content_t \
    '/srv/http(/.*)?'

  systemctl enable httpd.service
  systemctl start  httpd.service

  firewall-cmd --permanent --zone public --add-service http
  firewall-cmd --reload
  firewall-cmd --list-all

# Create a local copy of the fedora repositories

  yum install --assumeyes yum-utils

  mkdir /srv/http/repos
  ln -s /srv/http/repos /var/www/html/repos

  mkdir /srv/http/repos/fedora18

  cp -p  /etc/yum.conf    /etc/yum.source.conf
  cp -pr /etc/yum.repos.d /etc/yum.source.d

  echo "reposdir=/etc/yum.source.d" >>/etc/yum.source.conf

  reposync \
    --config /etc/yum.source.conf \
    --download_path /srv/http/repos/fedora18 \
    --newest-only \
    --repoid fedora

  createrepo \
    --update /srv/http/repos/fedora18/fedora

  reposync \
    --config /etc/yum.source.conf \
    --download_path /srv/http/repos/fedora18 \
    --newest-only \
    --repoid updates

  createrepo \
    --update /srv/http/repos/fedora18/updates

  cat >/srv/http/repos/local-fedora.repo <<EOD
[local-fedora]
name=Fedora \$releasever - \$basearch - Local
baseurl=http://host.hunter.org/repos/fedora\$releasever/fedora
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-\$basearch
EOD

  cat >/srv/http/repos/local-updates.repo <<EOD
[local-updates]
name=Fedora \$releasever - \$basearch - Local Updates
baseurl=http://host.hunter.org/repos/fedora\$releasever/updates
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-\$basearch
EOD

  wget --output-document /srv/http/repos/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso \
    http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso

# Use the local repository

  yum-config-manager --add-repo http://host.hunter.org/repos/local-fedora.repo
  yum-config-manager --add-repo http://host.hunter.org/repos/local-updates.repo

  yum-config-manager --disable fedora
  yum-config-manager --disable updates

  yum clean all
  yum makecache
  yum repolist

  yum group list


Actual results:

[root@host ~]# yum group list
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Error: No group data available for configured repositories
[root@host ~]# 


Expected results:

[root@host ~]# yum group list
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Available Environment Groups:
   GNOME Desktop
   KDE Plasma Workspaces
   Xfce Desktop
   LXDE Desktop
   Cinnamon Desktop
   MATE Desktop
   Sugar Desktop Environment
   Development and Creative Workstation
   Web Server
   Infrastructure Server
   Basic X Window System
   Minimal Install
Installed Groups:
   Administration Tools
   Cloud Infrastructure
   Design Suite
   Electronic Lab
   Milkymist
   Network Servers
   Office/Productivity
   Robotics
   Sound and Video
   System Tools
   Text-based Internet
Available Groups:
   Authoring and Publishing
   Books and Guides
   Development Tools
   Editors
   Educational Software
   Engineering and Scientific
   Fedora Eclipse
   Games and Entertainment
   LibreOffice
   Medical Applications
   Window Managers
Done
[root@host ~]# 


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