Quoting swordsaintzero <swordsaintzero@xxxxxxxxx>: > I have recently inherited a cent-os machine with a non functioning > yum after the abrubt departure of my new employers previous admin. I > have a few ideas but thought I would post the symptoms without > muddying the water with my suppositions. > > If I start python from the command line and do an import on any > module I can think of (os, sys, math) it works fine. If I try "import > yum" python segfaults instantly. If I start yum from the command line > directly, of course it segafaults straight away. Hi as yum uses rpmlib heavly it sounds like your package and library doesnt match up can you do a rpm -q for the packages ? rpm-python-4.3.3-11_nonptl yum-2.4.0-1.centos4 rpm-4.3.3-11_nonptl Centos4.2 Release Versions working Greetz mIke > > Does anyone have any further testing I can do, some method to turn on > debug mode if you will? > If anyone wants the output of strace -o, or has any ideas at all > please feel free to speak up. > > My most sincere thanks in advance, > > -James > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum >