Error 404 while fetching url http://updates.cpanel.net//pub/sysup/6.2//.updates

WHM 9.1.0 cPanel 9.1.0-E10
RedHat 6.2 - WHM X v2.1.2

Anyone know why I a getting this error while attempting to update CPanel to latest build? It happens any time I try to update regardless if I update to edge, stable or release.

Error 404 while fetching url http://updates.cpanel.net//pub/sysup/6.2//.updates

When I type the above URL in a browser, it works fine. Anyone have a clue?

 

Yeah, it's old as hell. But, has worked fine until today. Problem is, I had it on manual updates and then, today, found out that sites could not be connected to via http, even though http is running. It seems there is a problem with dns, as even nslookup to any domain name will give an error.

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[#shell] nslookup somedomain.com

;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
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The only change I made was that I downgraded last night, to Mysql version 3 via WHM. The downgrade seemed to work fine. Then, today, got a call from a customer saying their site was down. Checked on it and damn, all sites were down. I then tried to login to ssh via a domain name and got nothing. Tried ssh via IP, and got in fine. Realized it was either http or named. Have concluded that it is name.

However, when I attempt to update CPanel or backend software or even MySQL, I get errors that the server cannot connect to http://layer2.cpanel.net (could not find hostname).

So, the dns is hosed, I guess for some unknown reason. Now, I can't make any manual updates as it throws errors because it can't connect to the domain names.

/etc/resolv.conf is setup as it always has been.
/var/named has all sites listed as it always has
httpd.conf is working fine and rebooting httpd.conf works fine
rebooting bind gives a success message though, in services, it shows a red blinking error icon.

Can anyone help out with this. I have been using Cpanel for nearly 3 years, and I have never ran across this issue before.

 

Here is what it looks like when I try to upgrade....

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PHP version file is up to date
Doing a manual update...
Cpanel updates are coming from layer2.cpanel.net
Changing password for user daemon
Locking password for user daemon
Error 404 while fetching url http://updates.cpanel.net//pub/hackcheck/redhat/6.2/hackcheck.db
SENT ipcheck email
send to CONTACTEMAIL (3) [2]
skip CONTACTUIN (1) [2]
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Or when I try "/scripts/updatenow"

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[root@ns /scripts]# ./updatenow
unknown host: rsync.cpanel.net

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Note, anything that is attempted to download via a URL, will not download! Thus, whatever is broken, I am unable to fix. Aaaaaargh!!

 

Dude, thank you so much. Yes, your suggestion was obvious, but I was looking elsewhere for the problem. It turns out, some dip-shit reseller added a domain which was typed incorrectly and named was failing when it tried to load it.

The domain was type in like ".domainname.com". Note the "." at the beginning.

That simple little mistake brought the whole freaking server down! Unbelieveable.

Thanks again for the help you provided in this thread.