repoindex.xml[4] Char 0x0 out of allowed range

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Updates
1

Started getting this error from zypper when trying to pull SLES updates…tracing this back to https://nu.novell.com/repo/repoindex.xml which appears to have been updated today. Is anyone else receiving a similar message?

zypper lu
Refreshing service ‘nu_novell_com’.
Unexpected exception.
Parse error: repoindex.xml[4] Char 0x0 out of allowed range

2

have this problem too.

got it after upgrade to SP2 with dvd.

HOW TO FIX?

3

I also have the same problem since 16 March

4

Got it on SLES 11sp1 too.

It seems it’s a nu.novell.com server problem.

5

Hi
Can you try a forced refresh;

zypper ref -f

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default
up 1 day 20:43, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.03, 0.05
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU

6

After zypper ref -f the same problem

7

ref -f works, services still don’t work on SP1, haven’t tested on sp2 coz it’s on real hardware and is usles until i get repos due to amd video

8

Hi
I see the issue as well now, so have raised it with my Novell contacts
to see what can be done.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default
up 2 days 1:19, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.03, 0.05
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU

9

New installation sles11 sp2 still the same problem

10

Hi
Should be all fixed now.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default
up 2 days 17:52, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU

11

Yes, it’s working correctly now. Thank you!

12

thank u wery much, great job!

13

yes thanks