Nat Gross wrote:
Finally yum worked today. I wish it did not!
It dl'd 36 packages, including mysql 3.x although this server is
actively running mysql 4.1x.
Everything with yum seemed perfect, when I happened to glance at the
screen as yum listed "deleted mysql" on the console. I said to myself,
"nah, can't be". BUT, it did! NO TRACE of mysql is on the system! In the
yum cache the 3.x rpm sits, the client programs are there, but NO
SERVER. No related files or service. (#'service mysql start' reports
"mysql: unrecognized service".
I do have my data, thank god.
Running FC3 latest kernel (yum updated it today) on a 1.6ghz Dell 4500s
with 1 gig ram.
1. WHY did yum do this?! 1B. Especially that mysql service was ACTIVE at
the time! What about my users!???
2. HOW do I prevent this from happening again?
3. Should I DUMP yum?
Your input is appreciated.
-nat
I use smart, myself. And in smart, I can "lock" a package and make sure
that it doesn't go anyplace. I can even see in advance what "smart" is
going to upgrade or downgrade or remove /before/ it happens.
No, don't /dump/ yum. But neither should you use it as your primary
package updater. I keep it around for certain situations such as
"repository reported unexpected size" that I've been seeing lately from
some of the jpp repos.
Temlakos
