On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 12:49 -0800, TNWestTex wrote: > , > > Wayne Smith-3 wrote: > > > > I can't get around the yum lock. Every time I turn on my computer, I > > can't get into the package manager or install any new packages. > > > > It's not yum updates, I've already tried that. I need to be able to > > install packages. Is there a way around yum lock or a way to disable > > it??????? > > > A failed update, power glitch, etc. can leave a lock. It can be deleted > from /var/lock/subsys as root. It has been a while since I had to do that > so I don't remember the exact file name, but I think it is easy to note. Typically, /var/run/yum.pid ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
