Andy Green wrote: > > Somebody in the thread at some point said: > > Gang, > > > > I'm looking for suggestions on this one.... > > >> 5085 pts/10 D+ 0:00 | \_ /sbin/nash --forcequiet > > Why not run yum via strace -f and try to figure out what nash is up to. > > One of the things mkinitrd likes to do, maybe via nash, who knows?, is > reach out and twiddle devices like floppies. If there is something > about your floppy situation that could invite a hang... > > -Andy > Well, I tried "strace -f yum update" inside of script(1)... and it worked, sorta. The /boot/grub/grub.conf file wasn't updated; had to do that by hand. It also produced a 1356119 line typescript file that didn't mention nash anywhere. Thus, at a minimum, we can conclude: 1- yum != yumex 2- mkinitrd and/or nash is brittle, especially with yumex 3- updating grub.conf is brittle, especially with yum. and finally, 4- upgrade kernels with yum, not yumex, and 5- check your answers twice before rebooting. Thanks, Andy. -S
