On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 16:38, netmask wrote: > > up2date -l > > up2date httpd > > or whatever > > > > it does nothing and locks up the terminal > > I dont know of any problems myself, but I don't use up2date either.. My first > thing I'd do, is run 'strace up2date X' where X is whatever commands is > hanging it for you.. typically this helps me in my first steps of debugging > anything like that. The most likely problem is that he is not using a mirror site. The default redhat servers are over loaded and will not respond in the few seconds people expect this stuff to take. Switch to a mirror site, you will most likely find the performance is more what you are expecting. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.
