what if I can't find yum-complete-transaction ? I assume its a script/executable that should exist somewhere in my file system. does it also need to be installed? On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Carel Lubbe < carel.lubbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have had a similar problem and got around it by firstly running > # yum clean all > > And then I did a > # yum makecache > > > > On Thursday 02 July 2009 08:14:15 Phebe_Mertes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > From: Troy Knabe <knabe@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: 07/01/2009 01:45 PM > > > > Subject: Yum Update > > > > Sent by: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had to break a yum update and now I see this everytime I try to run > > yum. But if I run yum-complete-transaction it says there are 805 > > packages scheduled to be removed. This does not seem like something I > > want to do on my production server, so I am wondering if there is a > > way to clean the yum database so I don't get the warning below without > > completing the transaction?? > > > > "There are unfinished transactions remaining. You mightconsider > > running yum-complete-transaction first to finish them." > > -- > > Troy Knabe > > knabe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > yum clean all > > Runs yum clean packages and yum clean headers, yum clean metadata and > > yum clean dbcache as above. > > OR > > you can rebuild the rpm database > > > > > > cd /var/lib > > tar -czf rpm.broken.`date +%Y%m%d-%R`.tgz rpm/ > > cd rpm/ > > rm -f __db.00* > > rpm --rebuilddb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Phebe Mertes > > 210-301-6271 > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- David Bear College of Public Programs at ASU 602-464-0424 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
