Re: yum completely freezes as root

[Ken Schutte <kschutte@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Karl Larsen wrote:
>    Try it after you do a su - in a terminal window. The simple su gives 
> you a sort-of root. The su - makes it a real root termial.

Just tried it - same thing, it freezes.  Happens for "su", "su -", and 
"sudo".