On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 15:17 +0100, Frank Elsner wrote: > Hallo, > > my "yum update" hangs :-( > > # yum update > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Setting up Update Process > Setting up repositories > Reading repository metadata in from local files > > > In an other xterm: > > # ps -ef | grep yum > root 12990 3614 0 15:06 pts/5 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum update > root 13280 13248 0 15:13 pts/10 00:00:00 grep yum > # strace -p 12990 > Process 12990 attached - interrupt to quit > futex(0xb7bf17b0, FUTEX_WAIT, 2, NULL > > > What's going on? How to solve the problem? Something similar happens me once in a while. Try rpm --initdb rpm --rebuilddb (once i needed to reboot, dont know which process hangs) may the force be with you... -- Rodolfo Alcazar Responsable red y datos Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Programa de Apoyo a la Gestión Pública Descentralizada y Lucha Contra La Pobreza - PADEP Av. Sánchez Lima 2226 La Paz, Bolivia Telf.: +591 22417628 (121) Fax: +591 22417628 (126) Web: www.padep.org.bo Email: rodolfo.alcazar@xxxxxxxxxxxx