Two identical machines, both running CentOS 4.3 plus all the errata. First one: yum update went for a while and hung. At the bottom of the yum.log file was this: Aug 31 06:58:01 Updated: control-center.i386 1:2.8.0-12.rhel4.5 Aug 31 06:58:09 Updated: iiimf-le-unit.i386 1:12.1-13.EL.5 Aug The python process was in the process list, but it was consuming no CPU time. I let it go for a couple of hours, then killed it and played with the duplicate removal script posted previously. Second one: I tried a combination of suggestions previously posted: yum clean all yum update yum sqlite python-sqlite python-urlgrabber python-elementtree yum clean all yum upgrade This also ran for a while and then hung in a similar fashion. The tail of the yum.log is: Aug 31 11:29:08 Updated: at.i386 3.1.8-80_EL4 Aug 31 11:29:09 Updated: samba-client.i386 3.0.10-1.4E.9 Aug 31 11:29:21 Updated: anaconda.i386 10.1.1.46-1.cento Suggestions for future tries on other machines? Thanks much, Zube
On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 12:32:35PM -0600, Zube wrote:> yum clean all > yum update yum sqlite python-sqlite python-urlgrabber python-elementtree > yum clean all > yum upgradeIf the first part succeeded but then you get hangs in the second part, there goes my idea. -- Matthew Miller mattdm at mattdm.org <http://mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 12:32 -0600, Zube wrote:> Two identical machines, both running CentOS 4.3 plus all the errata. > <snip>> Suggestions for future tries on other machines?My first attempt aborted, but at a much nicer place. Right at the end of the downloads. I rebooted and took the simplistic view (may apply, I was also 4.3 all updates and the occasional Extra or Plus goodie). Feeling it was the typical Linux VM issue, I ran yum check-update and put the output into a list. I split it into two pieces (about 130 entries each, IIRC), made each an update script and ran one. It worked, pulling in dependencies as needed. I ran the other. The only anomaly so far is iproute wanting to update again. I let it.> > Thanks much, > Zube > <snip sig stuff>HTH -- Bill
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 12:32:35PM -0600, Zube wrote:> Suggestions for future tries on other machines?rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__* and then start yum. It 'might' solve your problem. []s - -- Rodrigo Barbosa "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFE9zU3pdyWzQ5b5ckRAvWAAJ9Eg9262ohB1kD9SoFsmt/59ykMPgCgidCh EjBgZ0vZM+G05ZDCqSXlAcg=N6Ry -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Thu Aug 31 12:32:35 PM, Zube wrote:> Two identical machines, both running CentOS 4.3 plus all the errata. > > First one: > > yum update > > went for a while and hung. At the bottom of the yum.log file was this: > > Aug 31 06:58:01 Updated: control-center.i386 1:2.8.0-12.rhel4.5 > Aug 31 06:58:09 Updated: iiimf-le-unit.i386 1:12.1-13.EL.5 > Aug > > The python process was in the process list, but it was consuming no > CPU time. I let it go for a couple of hours, then killed it and played > with the duplicate removal script posted previously. > > Second one: > > I tried a combination of suggestions previously posted: > > yum clean all > yum update yum sqlite python-sqlite python-urlgrabber python-elementtree > yum clean all > yum upgrade > > This also ran for a while and then hung in a similar fashion. The tail > of the yum.log is: > > Aug 31 11:29:08 Updated: at.i386 3.1.8-80_EL4 > Aug 31 11:29:09 Updated: samba-client.i386 3.0.10-1.4E.9 > Aug 31 11:29:21 Updated: anaconda.i386 10.1.1.46-1.centoFollowing up to my own message, upgrades to 4.4 have been much smoother with: yum update yum sqlite python-sqlite ; yum update I've yet to experience a hang using this. Many thanks to Karanbir Singh for the suggestion. Cheers, Zube