>> >> You can run it as different users. That is useful if you are doing updates >> as root and you want to do queries at the same time (as a normal user). > > > Be aware that they will step on eachother's toes because one will have a > lock on the RPM database and the other will want it. > I think as a non-privileged user the system yum meta cache wouldn't be used but rather a freshly downloaded temporary version by default.... As such those two should be able to run concurrently - but only the root could make changes with the other user using its metadata cache for search info etc only.... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org