Bug 18674 - Some mirrors are obsolete, so not serving updates
Summary: Some mirrors are obsolete, so not serving updates
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Websites
Classification: Unclassified
Component: mirrors.mageia.org (show other bugs)
Version: trunk
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Sysadmin Team
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Reported: 2016-06-10 05:30 CEST by Marc Paré
Modified: 2022-08-10 10:42 CEST (History)
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Description Marc Paré 2016-06-10 05:30:08 CEST
When trying to update from the http://mageia.balinor.net/ Canadian server, it returns errors. It is listed as "old or broken" on the server status page http://mirrors.mageia.org/status. 

Unfortunately, when adding media servers through the MCC update module, if located in Canada, the http://mageia.balinor.net/ is picked but then sends error messages when one tries to update. 

I help out approx. 30-40 people with their Mageia setups -- many of whom are 70-80yrs of age and they are unable to update the media servers in the MCC to another mirror. I am in the process of updating them individually.

Is there a way to remove the http://mageia.balinor.net/ site and have anyone who is going to that mirror, have it point to another mirror site with an up-to-date mirror? Otherwise, does this mean that all of the Canadian users need to go into the MCC and update to another server?

Marc
Marc Paré 2016-06-10 05:31:02 CEST

CC: (none) => marc

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2016-06-10 11:15:06 CEST
(In reply to Marc Paré from comment #0)
> When trying to update from the http://mageia.balinor.net/ Canadian server,
> it returns errors. It is listed as "old or broken" on the server status page
> http://mirrors.mageia.org/status. 
> 
> Unfortunately, when adding media servers through the MCC update module, if
> located in Canada, the http://mageia.balinor.net/ is picked but then sends
> error messages when one tries to update. 

Assigning to sysadmin team, because I think removing the mirror from http://mirrors.mageia.org/ will fix this.

> 
> I help out approx. 30-40 people with their Mageia setups -- many of whom are
> 70-80yrs of age and they are unable to update the media servers in the MCC
> to another mirror. I am in the process of updating them individually.
> 
> Is there a way to remove the http://mageia.balinor.net/ site and have anyone
> who is going to that mirror, have it point to another mirror site with an
> up-to-date mirror? 

Nor sure that can be done on our side. However, "dig mageia.balinor.net" returns 
   mageia.balinor.net.     300     IN      A       213.186.33.5
and "whois 213.186.33.5" returns
   inetnum:        213.186.33.0 - 213.186.33.255
   netname:        OVH
   descr:          OVH SAS
   descr:          Shared Hosting Servers
   descr:          http://www.ovh.com

Maybe you can contact OVH and ask them, since "Balinor" seems to no longer use their services?

> Otherwise, does this mean that all of the Canadian users
> need to go into the MCC and update to another server?

@ Thierry 
*If* OVH is willing to (temporarily) do a redirect, is it then possible to push an update which replaces this mirror with a better one, for users who had this one configured?
(I was about to clone this report for that, but if it's impossible, or if OVH refuses, then it's wasted time)

Product: Mageia => Websites
CC: (none) => marja11, sysadmin-bugs, thierry.vignaud
Component: RPM Packages => mirrors.mageia.org
Version: 5 => trunk
Assignee: bugsquad => sysadmin-bugs

Comment 2 Thierry Vignaud 2016-06-10 11:31:15 CEST
If they use mirrorlist, we don't have anything to do.
The redirect will take care of that and the mirrors cache will be fixed the next time it's updated
Comment 3 Filip Komar 2016-08-18 19:58:05 CEST
Bellow there's another obsolete mirror listed in http://mirrors.mageia.org/api/mageia.5.i586.list

http://mageia.webconquest.com/

CC: (none) => filip.komar
Summary: Canadian server not serving updates => Some mirrors are obsolete, so not serving updates

Comment 4 Marja Van Waes 2016-08-18 20:36:57 CEST
(In reply to Filip Komar from comment #3)
> Bellow there's another obsolete mirror listed in
> http://mirrors.mageia.org/api/mageia.5.i586.list
> 
> http://mageia.webconquest.com/

That one's owned by remmy, and both Mga5 and cauldron are up to date now, for all arches, according to
http://mirrors.mageia.org/status

CC'ing remmy

CC: (none) => remco

Comment 5 Filip Komar 2016-08-18 20:56:35 CEST
(In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #4)
> (In reply to Filip Komar from comment #3)
> > Bellow there's another obsolete mirror listed in
> > http://mirrors.mageia.org/api/mageia.5.i586.list
> > 
> > http://mageia.webconquest.com/
> 
> That one's owned by remmy, and both Mga5 and cauldron are up to date now,
> for all arches, according to
> http://mirrors.mageia.org/status
> 
> CC'ing remmy

Indeed is fine. I was only looking at Last Modified time of mageia_timestam file which is from 2016 ;).
Comment 6 Filip Komar 2016-08-18 20:59:32 CEST
(In reply to Filip Komar from comment #5)
> Indeed is fine. I was only looking at Last Modified time of mageia_timestam
> file which is from 2016 ;).

Ohhh, blunder. It's just a few hours back :(. Sorry for the noise.


So for now only http://mageia.balinor.net/ is lost.
Comment 7 Morgan Leijström 2022-08-10 10:42:01 CEST
We could set this as old, but it is an ever recurring problem...

Also see
Bug 3166 - use mirrorbrain for download management (for better mirror choosing and for DNF)

CC: (none) => fri


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