On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Kevac Marko wrote:
Hi. Often yum exits with segmentation fault and after this rpm db is somehow blocked. Any rpm or yum start freezes when connecting to rpm db. Only reboot helps. What can i do to avoid reboot and to unlock rpm db?
I am encountering this as well. It causes daily cron to pile up rpm queries looking for new packages as well.
I have not tested if rebooting fixes the problem. (I will in a moment.) -- "Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains nothing." - University of Utah bioengineering professor Gregory Clark