Sorry for cross posting folks, but I'm a bit desperate and the Centos mailing list doesn't seem to like me at the moment. All of this is on a Centos 7 system, but I'm hoping someone here can help Questions 1) Any ideas why my yum runs keep hanging, and what I can do to fix it? 2) How do I go about fixing the problems listed above? 3) What do I need to do to get my server back in a safe, consistant state? Details: My live mail server was due an update so I ran yum update All seemed file so I told it to proceed. HOwever it then hung for over 30 minutes. I stopped the update and tried again. It complained about problems with the update, so I tried yum --skip-broken -y update which then hung at a different place. After some Googling I tried yum-complete-transaction and package-cleanup --cleandupes both of which failed. I then using my "Microsoft" head I thought I'd try rebooting to see if that fixes it. This of course was a big mistake as my server now crashes on bootup. I have managed to get it back up and running by selecting a version of the kernel that is 3 versions old. I have now tried yum history yum history remove 115 (which failed) package-cleanup --cleandupes (which failed) yum-complete-transaction (which failed) yum-complete-transaction --cleanup-only (which worked) followed by [root@ollie2 /]# package-cleanup --problems Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Package 1:NetworkManager-glib-1.10.2-14.el7_5.x86_64 has installed conflicts NetworkManager-libnm < ('1', '1.10.2', '14.el7_5'): 1:NetworkManager-libnm-1.8.0-11.el7_4.x86_64 Package avahi-glib-0.6.31-19.el7.x86_64 has installed conflicts avahi < ('0', '0.6.31', '19.el7'): avahi-0.6.31-17.el7.x86_64 Package ipa-common-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-common: ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch Package ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-common: ipa-common-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch Package ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-python < ('0', '4.5.4', None): ipa-python-compat-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch Package python2-ipalib-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-python < ('0', '4.5.4', None): ipa-python-compat-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch [root@ollie2 /]# I ran a yum check which took 70+ minutes to return the following, which reports loads of duplicates nohup: ignoring input Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks ModemManager-glib-1.6.10-1.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with ModemManager-glib-1.6.0-2.el7.x86_64 1:NetworkManager-1.10.2-14.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:NetworkManager-1.8.0-11.el7_4.x86_64 1:NetworkManager-glib-1.10.2-14.el7_5.x86_64 has installed conflicts NetworkManager-libnm < ('1', '1.10.2', '14.el7_5'): 1:NetworkManager-libnm-1.8.0-11.el7_4.x86_64 1:NetworkManager-libnm-1.10.2-14.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:NetworkManager-libnm-1.8.0-11.el7_4.x86_64 1:NetworkManager-wwan-1.10.2-14.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:NetworkManager-wwan-1.8.0-11.el7_4.x86_64 PackageKit-glib-1.1.5-2.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with PackageKit-glib-1.1.5-1.el7.centos.x86_64 abrt-2.1.11-50.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with abrt-2.1.11-48.el7.centos.x86_64 abrt-addon-vmcore-2.1.11-50.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with abrt-addon-vmcore-2.1.11-48.el7.centos.x86_64 abrt-cli-2.1.11-50.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with abrt-cli-2.1.11-48.el7.centos.x86_64 abrt-dbus-2.1.11-50.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with abrt-dbus-2.1.11-48.el7.centos.x86_64 abrt-libs-2.1.11-50.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with abrt-libs-2.1.11-48.el7.centos.x86_64 abrt-python-2.1.11-50.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with abrt-python-2.1.11-48.el7.centos.x86_64 adwaita-gtk2-theme-3.22.2-2.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with adwaita-gtk2-theme-3.22.2-1.el7.x86_64 audit-libs-2.8.1-3.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with audit-libs-2.7.6-3.el7.i686 avahi-glib-0.6.31-19.el7.x86_64 has installed conflicts avahi < ('0', '0.6.31', '19.el7'): avahi-0.6.31-17.el7.x86_64 avahi-libs-0.6.31-19.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with avahi-libs-0.6.31-17.el7.i686 1:cups-client-1.6.3-35.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:cups-client-1.6.3-29.el7.x86_64 1:cups-filesystem-1.6.3-35.el7.noarch is a duplicate with 1:cups-filesystem-1.6.3-29.el7.noarch 1:cups-libs-1.6.3-35.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:cups-libs-1.6.3-29.el7.x86_64 cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.26-23.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.26-21.el7.x86_64 1:dbus-libs-1.10.24-7.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:dbus-libs-1.6.12-17.el7.i686 dracut-033-535.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with dracut-033-502.el7_4.1.x86_64 elfutils-libelf-0.170-4.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with elfutils-libelf-0.168-8.el7.i686 elfutils-libs-0.170-4.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with elfutils-libs-0.168-8.el7.i686 evince-libs-3.22.1-7.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with evince-libs-3.22.1-5.2.el7_4.x86_64 exiv2-libs-0.26-3.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with exiv2-libs-0.23-6.el7.x86_64 freeipmi-1.5.7-2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with freeipmi-1.2.9-8.el7.x86_64 glib2-2.54.2-2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with glib2-2.50.3-3.el7.i686 glibc-2.17-222.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with glibc-2.17-196.el7_4.2.i686 glibc-common-2.17-222.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with glibc-common-2.17-196.el7_4.2.x86_64 glusterfs-3.8.4-53.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with glusterfs-3.8.4-18.4.el7.centos.x86_64 glusterfs-client-xlators-3.8.4-53.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with glusterfs-client-xlators-3.8.4-18.4.el7.centos.x86_64 glusterfs-libs-3.8.4-53.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with glusterfs-libs-3.8.4-18.4.el7.centos.x86_64 gtk3-3.22.26-4.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with gtk3-3.22.10-5.el7_4.x86_64 httpd-2.4.6-80.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with httpd-2.4.6-67.el7.centos.6.x86_64 httpd-tools-2.4.6-80.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with httpd-tools-2.4.6-67.el7.centos.6.x86_64 hyperv-daemons-license-0-0.32.20161211git.el7.noarch is a duplicate with hyperv-daemons-license-0-0.30.20161211git.el7.noarch hypervfcopyd-0-0.32.20161211git.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with hypervfcopyd-0-0.30.20161211git.el7.x86_64 hypervkvpd-0-0.32.20161211git.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with hypervkvpd-0-0.30.20161211git.el7.x86_64 hypervvssd-0-0.32.20161211git.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with hypervvssd-0-0.30.20161211git.el7.x86_64 ipa-common-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-common: ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-common: ipa-common-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-python < ('0', '4.5.4', None): ipa-python-compat-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch ipa-common-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch is a duplicate with ipa-common-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch kate-part-4.10.5-6.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kate-part-4.10.5-4.el7.x86_64 kcm_colors-4.11.19-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kcm_colors-4.11.19-8.el7.x86_64 kde-settings-19-23.7.el7.centos.noarch is a duplicate with kde-settings-19-23.5.el7.centos.noarch kde-workspace-4.11.19-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kde-workspace-4.11.19-8.el7.x86_64 kde-workspace-libs-4.11.19-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kde-workspace-libs-4.11.19-8.el7.x86_64 kernel-headers-3.10.0-862.3.2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kernel-headers-3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64 kernel-tools-3.10.0-862.3.2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kernel-tools-3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64 kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-862.3.2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64 kgreeter-plugins-4.11.19-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with kgreeter-plugins-4.11.19-8.el7.x86_64 krb5-libs-1.15.1-19.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with krb5-libs-1.15.1-8.el7.i686 libattr-2.4.46-13.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libattr-2.4.46-12.el7.i686 libblkid-2.23.2-52.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libblkid-2.23.2-43.el7_4.2.i686 libcgroup-0.41-15.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libcgroup-0.41-13.el7.x86_64 libcom_err-1.42.9-12.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with libcom_err-1.42.9-10.el7.i686 libdb-5.3.21-24.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libdb-5.3.21-21.el7_4.x86_64 libdrm-2.4.83-2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libdrm-2.4.74-1.el7.i686 1:liberation-fonts-common-1.07.2-16.el7.noarch is a duplicate with 1:liberation-fonts-common-1.07.2-15.el7.noarch libgcc-4.8.5-28.el7_5.1.x86_64 is a duplicate with libgcc-4.8.5-16.el7_4.2.i686 libgphoto2-2.5.15-1.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libgphoto2-2.5.2-5.el7.x86_64 libkworkspace-4.11.19-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libkworkspace-4.11.19-8.el7.x86_64 libmount-2.23.2-52.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libmount-2.23.2-43.el7_4.2.i686 libpciaccess-0.14-1.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libpciaccess-0.13.4-3.1.el7_4.i686 libreport-2.1.11-40.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with libreport-2.1.11-38.el7.centos.x86_64 libreport-filesystem-2.1.11-40.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with libreport-filesystem-2.1.11-38.el7.centos.x86_64 libreport-python-2.1.11-40.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with libreport-python-2.1.11-38.el7.centos.x86_64 libselinux-2.5-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libselinux-2.5-11.el7.i686 libsepol-2.5-8.1.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libsepol-2.5-6.el7.i686 libsmbclient-4.7.1-6.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libsmbclient-4.6.2-12.el7_4.x86_64 libstdc++-4.8.5-28.el7_5.1.x86_64 is a duplicate with libstdc++-4.8.5-16.el7_4.2.i686 libuuid-2.23.2-52.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libuuid-2.23.2-43.el7_4.2.i686 libwbclient-4.7.1-6.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with libwbclient-4.6.2-12.el7_4.x86_64 mesa-libEGL-17.2.3-8.20171019.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with mesa-libEGL-17.0.1-6.20170307.el7.i686 mesa-libGL-17.2.3-8.20171019.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with mesa-libGL-17.0.1-6.20170307.el7.i686 mesa-libgbm-17.2.3-8.20171019.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with mesa-libgbm-17.0.1-6.20170307.el7.i686 mesa-libglapi-17.2.3-8.20171019.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with mesa-libglapi-17.0.1-6.20170307.el7.i686 1:net-snmp-agent-libs-5.7.2-33.el7_5.2.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:net-snmp-agent-libs-5.7.2-28.el7_4.1.x86_64 1:net-snmp-libs-5.7.2-33.el7_5.2.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:net-snmp-libs-5.7.2-28.el7_4.1.x86_64 2:nmap-ncat-6.40-13.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 2:nmap-ncat-6.40-7.el7.x86_64 nss-softokn-freebl-3.36.0-5.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with nss-softokn-freebl-3.28.3-8.el7_4.i686 open-vm-tools-10.1.10-3.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with open-vm-tools-10.1.5-3.el7.x86_64 openldap-2.4.44-15.el7_5.x86_64 is a duplicate with openldap-2.4.44-5.el7.x86_64 openssh-7.4p1-16.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with openssh-7.4p1-13.el7_4.x86_64 1:openssl-libs-1.0.2k-12.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:openssl-libs-Error: check all 1.0.2k-8.el7.i686 pam-1.1.8-22.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with pam-1.1.8-18.el7.i686 php-cli-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with php-cli-5.4.16-43.el7_4.1.x86_64 php-common-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with php-common-5.4.16-43.el7_4.1.x86_64 php-pdo-5.4.16-45.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with php-pdo-5.4.16-43.el7_4.1.x86_64 plymouth-0.8.9-0.31.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with plymouth-0.8.9-0.28.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 plymouth-core-libs-0.8.9-0.31.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with plymouth-core-libs-0.8.9-0.28.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 plymouth-graphics-libs-0.8.9-0.31.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with plymouth-graphics-libs-0.8.9-0.28.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 plymouth-plugin-two-step-0.8.9-0.31.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with plymouth-plugin-two-step-0.8.9-0.28.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 plymouth-theme-charge-0.8.9-0.31.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 is a duplicate with plymouth-theme-charge-0.8.9-0.28.20140113.el7.centos.x86_64 policycoreutils-2.5-22.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with policycoreutils-2.5-17.1.el7.x86_64 policycoreutils-devel-2.5-22.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with policycoreutils-devel-2.5-17.1.el7.x86_64 policycoreutils-python-2.5-22.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with policycoreutils-python-2.5-17.1.el7.x86_64 pulseaudio-10.0-5.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with pulseaudio-10.0-3.el7.x86_64 pulseaudio-libs-10.0-5.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with pulseaudio-libs-10.0-3.el7.x86_64 python2-ipalib-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch has installed conflicts freeipa-python < ('0', '4.5.4', None): ipa-python-compat-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch python2-ipalib-4.5.4-10.el7.centos.1.noarch is a duplicate with python2-ipalib-4.5.0-22.el7.centos.noarch 1:qt-4.8.7-2.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:qt-4.8.5-15.el7_4.x86_64 rpm-4.11.3-32.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with rpm-4.11.3-25.el7.x86_64 rpm-build-libs-4.11.3-32.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with rpm-build-libs-4.11.3-25.el7.x86_64 rpm-libs-4.11.3-32.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with rpm-libs-4.11.3-25.el7.x86_64 rsyslog-8.24.0-16.el7_5.4.x86_64 is a duplicate with rsyslog-8.24.0-12.el7.x86_64 samba-client-libs-4.7.1-6.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with samba-client-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4.x86_64 samba-common-4.7.1-6.el7.noarch is a duplicate with samba-common-4.6.2-12.el7_4.noarch samba-common-libs-4.7.1-6.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with samba-common-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4.x86_64 samba-libs-4.7.1-6.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with samba-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4.x86_64 selinux-policy-3.13.1-192.el7_5.3.noarch is a duplicate with selinux-policy-3.13.1-166.el7_4.9.noarch subversion-libs-1.7.14-14.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with subversion-libs-1.7.14-11.el7_4.x86_64 system-config-printer-libs-1.4.1-21.el7.noarch is a duplicate with system-config-printer-libs-1.4.1-19.el7.noarch systemd-libs-219-57.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with systemd-libs-219-42.el7_4.10.i686 2:vim-common-7.4.160-4.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with 2:vim-common-7.4.160-2.el7.x86_64 _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List 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