Yum Fails with Error "Invalid file descriptor" for all Repositories (Doc ID 2691238.1)

Last updated on JULY 16, 2020

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Symptoms

When performing yum operations in Oracle Linux 7, [Errno 14] curl#XXX - "Invalid file descriptor" is output for all repositories:

# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: langpacks, priorities, ulninfo, versionlock
https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/latest/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#60 - "Invalid file descriptor"
Trying other mirror.
https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/latest/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#60 - "Invalid file descriptor"
Trying other mirror.
https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/latest/archive/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#60 - "Invalid file descriptor"
Trying other mirror.
https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/optional/archive/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#60 - "Invalid file descriptor"
Trying other mirror.
https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/optional/latest/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#60 - "Invalid file descriptor"
Trying other mirror.
https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/0/base/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#60 - "Invalid file descriptor"
Trying other mirror.
repo id repo name status
ol7_latest/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Latest (x86_64) 0
ol7_latest_archive/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Latest (x86_64) - Archive 0
ol7_optional_archive/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Optional (x86_64) - Archive 0
ol7_optional_latest/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Optional Latest (x86_64) 0
ol7_u0_base/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server GA installation media copy (x86_64) 0
repolist: 0

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