Updateinfo file is not valid XML: <open file '/var/cache/yum/x86_64/7/epel/gen/updateinfo.xml'

[deeefje]

Please advice, after the last centos 7 update im receivint this error while using command --> yum check-update

Updateinfo file is not valid XML: <open file '/var/cache/yum/x86_64/7/epel/gen/updateinfo.xml', mode 'rt' at 0x20078a0>

Thanks

[avij]

This is an EPEL problem, and EPEL is not managed by CentOS.

That said, there has indeed been a problem in EPEL today and fixed EPEL repository files are currently being synced to mirrors. It may take a while. yum clean all may help, and yum update may also work.