Dnf doesn't pick up credentials stored in dnf.conf

[ashuk2000]

So I have a yml file where repo info is configured.

`
version: '2'
mpp-vars:
distro_name: rhivos
distro_copr_tree: epel
distro_version: 9
distro_baseurl: https://qartifactory.com/ER4
distro_baseurl_repo: $distro_baseurl/RHIVOS/$arch/os/
distro_repos:

• id: rhivos
  baseurl: $distro_baseurl/RHIVOS/$arch/os/
  priority: 10
• id: automotive
  baseurl: https://mirror.stream.centos.org/SIGs/9-stream/automotive/$arch/packages-main/
  distro_devel_repos: []
  distro_debug_repos:
• id: rhivos-debug
  baseurl: $distro_baseurl/RHIVOS/$arch/debug/
  priority: 10
  distro_module_id: platform:el9
  osname: rhel
  uefi_vendor: redhat
  linux_firmware_rpm: linux-firmware
  release_rpm: redhat-release
  `

This repo needs a username and password to be accessed which I have provided in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

[qartifactory]
baseurl=https://qartifactory.com/ER4/RHIVOS/aarch64/os
name=rhivos
username=dummy-username
password=dummy-password

but when I build the image dnf gives error saying can't download the metadata,

if I embed the credentials in the url itself and put that in the yaml file it works fine. But I don't want to hardcode credentials in the yml

What am I doing wrong

[jrohel]

yml file? Is this for another application that generates the configuration for DNF?

DNF configuration - the /etc/dnf/dnf.conf file looks fine at first glance. I don't see the enabled option there, so it uses the value from the global configuration and it is true (unless overridden for example in the main section). A repository with the id qartifactory should use the specified username and password.

I am wondering if there is a problem with some character in the name or password. I don't know what characters were used. At the very least, the ':' character cannot be used in the username option.

[jrohel]

I can't preproduce the problem. Username and password are used from "dnf.conf". However, I created an issue for a problem with : in username rpm-software-management/libdnf#1669 .

[ashuk2000]

Hi, the Yml file is part of automotive sample images
https://gitlab.com/CentOS/automotive/src/automotive-image-builder/-/blob/main/distro/autosd.ipp.yml?ref_type=heads

Anyways the issue is seen giving username and password both in
yml file and /etc/dnf/dnf.conf.
As the sample images too somehow uses dnf internally

And yes the username does contain a :
I guess thats the issue

[jrohel]

@ashuk2000
Hello. Is it possible to change the username to not contain a colon? At least to test if it's the only problem.

[jrohel]

Looks like the problem was the colon in the username.
The problem with the colon in the username is reported as issue rpm-software-management/libdnf#1669.

And fixed PRs:
rpm-software-management/libdnf#1668
rpm-software-management/librepo#316

I am closing this issue.