hey, iam extremly sorry for giving u trouble, as u said i set the environment.... this is the outcome after that [BTIS@WORKSTATION3 ~]$ env | grep -i http_proxy http_proxy=http://asomavarapu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:dbsa121@10.100.15.3:8080 HTTP_PROXY=http://asomavarapu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:dbsa121@10.100.15.3:8080 [BTIS@WORKSTATION3 ~]$ and this is the file of .bash_profile that i edited # .bash_profile # Get the aliases and functions if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then . ~/.bashrc fi # User specific environment and startup programs PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin export PATH export http_proxy="http://asomavarapu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:dbsa121@10.100.15.3:8080 " export HTTP_PROXY="http://asomavarapu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:dbsa121@10.100.15.3:8080 " then i tried the command yum check-updates ,then this is the outcome [BTIS@WORKSTATION3 ~]$ yum check-update Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=6&arch=i386&repo=os error was 14: PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 407" Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=6&arch=i386&repo=centosplus error was 14: PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 407" Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=6&arch=i386&repo=extras error was 14: PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 407" http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 407" Trying other mirror. Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: google-chrome. Please verify its path and try again [BTIS@WORKSTATION3 ~]$ On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Prabhpal S. Mavi < prabhpal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Arun, > > Please understand and do as Johnny advised, it will fix your problem. > Thanks > > On 03/27/2012 03:47 AM, arun kumar wrote: > >> sorry for not mentioning before that iam new to linux > >> > >> i have full access to internet, this is an educational institution, > >> every > >> one have there seperate username and pasword for login... > >> so i used the my username and password in the yum.conf file.. > >> > >> i tried from GUI also like > >> > >> system->Administration-> software update ,then i got the > >> folowing warning and error > >> > >> Software Update Viewer is running as a privileged user > >> Package management applications are security sensitive. > >> Running graphical applications as a privileged user should be avoided > >> for > >> security reasons. > >> > >> problem connecting to software source > >> > >> i also tried > >> system->Administration->Add/Remove software > >> > >> iam not understanding what else to try > > > > <snip> > > > > If you do not have the Environment variable set for http_proxy, then > > curl will not work. This seems like your problem to me. > > > > To see if you have http_proxy set as an environment variable, use this > > command: > > > > env | grep -i http_proxy > > > > You need to check the above variable for both your "root user" and your > > "local user" (local user's variables would be used if you are running > > yum with sudo or su root ... root user would be used if you did "su - > > root" or logged in directly as root. > > > > If the result is in caps, like this: > > > > HTTP_PROXY=http://my_username:mypassword@10.101.16.4:8080 > > > > Then curl might have an issue, so also add it in lower case like this: > > > > http_proxy="http://my_username:mypassword@10.101.16.4:8080" > > > > So, If you do not have a lower case "http_proxy=", then you would set it > > in your root's ".bash_profile" file and your local user's > > ".bash_profile" file. This is the line you would add to both users > > .bash_profile: > > > > export http_proxy="http://my_username:mypassword@10.101.16.4:8080" > > > > After making the change, log out and back in to have the variables take > > effect and then check them again with the grep command above ... > > > > Once you have the correct lower case variable set for "http_proxy=" for > > both your normal local user and for root, you should be able to use yum > > and curl. > > > > <snip> > > > >>> If the proxy server requires a username and password, add these to the > >>> URL. To include the username |yum-user| and the password |qwerty|, add > >>> these settings: > >>> > >>> |# The Web proxy server, with the username and password for this > >>> account > >>> http_proxy="http://yum-user:qwerty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:3128" > >>> export http_proxy| > >>> > >>> *Example 5. Profile Settings for a Secured Proxy Server* > >>> > >>> [Note] The |http_proxy| Environment Variable > >>> > >>> The |http_proxy| environment variable is also used by |curl| and other > >>> utilities. Although |yum| itself may use |http_proxy| in either > >>> upper-case or lower-case, |curl| requires the name of the variable to > >>> be > >>> in lower-case. > >>> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > Thanks / Regards > Prabhpal S. Mavi > Email: prabhpal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent Through .Net Domain From iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Arun Kumar Somavarapu Project-JRF Dr. Prasanna's lab TMC, ACTREC Navi Mumbai-410210 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos