Rick Stevens wrote:
On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 12:49 -0800, TNWestTex wrote:
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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
You can write a small script for rc.local which checks all the lock
files and deletes the ones which hold the PID of a process not running.
It really should be run sooner, but that will simplify the job.
Doing it by hand is acceptable unless your system goes down hard a lot.
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Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
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