[URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] Re: Attempting to configure an ISC BIND repository on Red Hat Linux 7.9

Anand Buddhdev anandb at ripe.net
Thu Apr 28 18:21:02 UTC 2022


On 28/04/2022 19:38, DeCaro, James John (Jim) CIV DISA FE (USA) via 
bind-users wrote:

> # yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/isc/bind/epel-7-$basearch/

Sigh. What do they teach at system administration school these days?

You see the variable called $basearch in that URL? You're supposed to 
replace it with an actual architecture, such as "x86_64".

Blindly copy+pasting things without pausing to think about what you're 
doing, is bad practice.

Anand


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