What version of yum are you using? Try an 'rm -fr /var/cache/yum/base' and then run yum update again. -Jeff On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 10:12, Jim Garrison wrote: > I've been using up2date wity yum repositories, but want to try > switching to using yum directly. All attempts to run yum result > in this message. > > > [jhg@athena etc]$ yum update > > Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) > > Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base > > Error - /var/cache/yum/base/header.info cannot be found > > Please ask your sysadmin to update the headers on this system. > > Does "this system" refer to mine or the server? > > If it's mine, how do I create header.info? > If it's the server, why's it trying to access something in /var, > which it can't possibly get to through http: or ftp:? > > /etc/yum.conf (excerpt) > > > [base] > > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base > > baseurl=http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/ > > Misleading error message aside, I assume yum wants me to build an initial > database of what's actually installed on my system, and put it in > /var/cache/yum/base. However, a thorough search of the yum website, > the yum RPM contents and Google Groups turned up nothing on initial > configuration and how to set things up. > > A pointer to this information would be most welcome > > Thanks > > Jim Garrison > jhg@xxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum
