forgot to add # ulimit -a core file size (blocks, -c) 0 data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited max nice (-e) 0 file size (blocks, -f) unlimited pending signals (-i) 32767 max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 1024 max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8 POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200 max rt priority (-r) 0 stack size (kbytes, -s) 81920 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) 32767 virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited file locks (-x) unlimited file locks (-x) unlimited > -----Original Message----- > From: Lancashire, Pete [mailto:plancashire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:41 PM > To: 'yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [Yum] python crashes after what looks like running out of > memory > > > just went to see what updates would go with my fedora > fc5t2 box and yum now seems to run out memory. > > # yum --version > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Running "config" handler for "installonlyn" plugin > 2.5.1 > > #python -V > Python 2.4.2 > > #uname -a > Linux ossinfo.city 2.6.15-1.1884_FC5smp #1 SMP Mon Jan 30 > 18:18:13 EST 2006 > i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > #cat fedora-release > Fedora Core release 4.91 (Pre-FC5) (Fedora fc5t2 updated to > about Jan 30) > > if one deletes contents of /var/cache/yum > > [root@ossinfo cache]# yum -y --exclude=* update > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Running "config" handler for "installonlyn" plugin > Yum Version: 2.5.1 > COMMAND: yum > Installroot: / > Setting up Update Process > Setting up repositories > developmen: ######################### > 1/2Baseurl(s) > for repo: ['http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fed... > development 100% |=========================| > 1.1 kB 00:00 > > extras-dev: ################################################## 2/2 > Baseurl(s) for repo: ['http://download.fed.... > extras-development 100% |=========================| > 1.1 kB 00:00 > > Reading repository metadata in from local files > Setting up Package Sacks > primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| > 1.2 MB 00:11 > > at this point yum will start to use up all the RAM in the box > (2GB) then a > good > chunck of Swap then about 5 mins later .. > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ? > yummain.main(sys.argv[1:]) > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 97, in main > result, resultmsgs = do() > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 471, in doCommands > return self.updatePkgs() > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 947, in updatePkgs > self.doRepoSetup() > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 74, in doRepoSetup > self.doSackSetup(thisrepo=thisrepo) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", > line 285, in > doSackSetup > self.repos.populateSack(which=repos) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 288, in > populateSack > dobj = repo.cacheHandler.getPrimary(xml, csum) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitecache.py", > line 96, in > getPrimary > return self._getbase(location, checksum, 'primary') > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitecache.py", > line 83, in > _getbase > (db, dbchecksum) = self.getDatabase(location, metadatatype) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitecache.py", > line 79, in > getDatabase > db = self.makeSqliteCacheFile(filename,cachetype) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitecache.py", > line 239, in > makeSqliteCacheFile > self.createTablesPrimary(db) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitecache.py", > line 150, in > createTablesPrimary > self.createDbInfo(cur) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitecache.py", > line 188, in > createDbInfo > cur.execute("""CREATE TABLE db_info ( > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/sqlite/main.py", line 237, in > execute > self.con._begin() > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/sqlite/main.py", line 515, in > _begin > self.db.execute("BEGIN") > MemoryError > no mem for new parser > Error in atexit._run_exitfuncs: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/atexit.py", line 24, in _run_exitfuncs > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/plugins.py", > line 157, in run > MemoryError > Error in sys.exitfunc: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/atexit.py", line 24, in _run_exitfuncs > func(*targs, **kargs) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/plugins.py", > line 157, in run > conduitcls = eval(conduitcls) # Convert name to class object > MemoryError > > yum.conf and repo's are stock Fedora from the initial install > > -pete > > > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum >