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DC Repolist Manager Operation Failed

Last Updated On: 18 May 2026|
2 minutes read |

Problem:

You receive an error message "Patch scan/deployment operation failed due to the inability to create a repository configuration file because of a read-only file system" while installing the patches or scanning the systems on your network computers using Patch Manager Plus.

Error Observed:

Unable to Create file : /etc/zypp/repos.d/server-dc.repo : open /etc/zypp/repos.d/server-dc.repo: read-only file system

Cause:

  1. EC agent creates its own .repo / .list file in the below directory,
    • yum based flavors → /etc/yum.repos.d
    • debian based flavors → /etc/apt
    • zypper based flavors → /etc/zypp/repos.d
  2. These .repo / .list files contains the location details, which the agent uses to download patches and offline metadata files.
  3. Since the above mentioned directory on your machine is mounted as a read-only file system, the EC agent is unable to create the .repo or .list file.

Resolution:

  1. Execute the command mount to verify the permissions of the directories mentioned above.
  2. Remount the mentioned directory with write permission for the root user, so the EC agent can create the necessary .repo / .list file.