greetings i have a certain production www and email server when i yum update [root@tst ~]# yum update Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories update 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package spamassassin.i386 0:3.0.4-1.el4 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: perl-Mail-SpamAssassin = 3.0.2-1 for package: spamassassin-tools --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: perl-Mail-SpamAssassin = 3.0.2-1 is needed by package spamassassin-tools i get this and it dies of course... now, i have an decent idea of one way to approach dealing with this yet i wanted to seek the wisdom on the list so that i do not hose the machine "unnecessarily" what does the error mean or tell you experts and.... thanks in advance for advise, different approaches, and pointers! - rh -- Robert Hanson - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services (509) 624-7159 - www.abbacomm.net