On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 14:58 -0500, Nat Gross wrote: > So, why didn't yum do it until now? I have done '#yum -y -update' > hundreds of times on this system. I didn't change anything on mysql. > um..For some silly reason I have Amarok on this machine. Since the > latest version of Amarok uses mysql (so I read) could it be that > Amarok told yum to do it. > > And as far as rtfm, yes, but yum should warn before doing a mass > deletion like that. The -y switch is for updates, not deletions! ---- where do you see that about the -y switch? Not in man yum... -y Assume yes; assume that the answer to any question which would be asked is yes. Configuration Option: assume-yes It assumed yes because you told it to assume yes. I shouldn't have to break down the old saying about what happens when you assume. I personally have never passed '-y' to yum and there have been times that I've had the ability to cancel because I didn't like what it proposed to do. That is the default behavior, that should be good enough for everyone except those who bravely pass the '-y' on the command line. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
