STILL Unable to use YUM to update

[John Moore]

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> >> On 10/10/05, John Moore <database1 at qualitycareforchildren.org> wrote:
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> >>         10.10.2005
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> >>         Last time I did yum (yum update), it updated the kernel to
> >>         2.6.13.  Ever
> >>         since, doing yum update I get this at the terminal:
> >>
> >>         [jmoore at localhost ~]$ yum update
> >>         Config Error: Error accessing file for config
> >>         file:///etc/yum.conf
> >>
> >>         I have checked out /etc/ (doing su -) and found that yum.conf
> >>         looked
> >>         like yum.conf~.  Thought that might be the problem so I
> >>         renamed it back
> >>         to yum.conf but I still get the same problem at the terminal.
> >>
> >>         Oh, and Yumex just flashes open but doesn't stay open.  That
> >>         is, Yumex
> >>         also doesn't work.
> >>
> >>         Any suggestions?
> >>         John Moore
> >>         Atlanta, GA
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> > On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 19:20 -0600, Spencer Kellis wrote:
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> >> I just had problems with yum myself... a few things I learned that
> >> might help:
> >>
> >> clean up your yum data:
> >> yum clean all
> >>
> >> clean up your rpm data:
> >> rm /var/lib/rpm/__db*
> >> rpm --rebuilddb
> >>
> >> I think those are the basics... hopefully that does something!
> >>
> >> Spencer
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> > www.spencerkellis.net
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> > 10.11.2005
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> > Hey Spencer.
> >
> > Tried the first command "yum clean all" and this is what I got (what I
> > entered at the terminal)
> >
> > [jmoore at localhost ~]$ su -
> > Password:
> > [root at localhost ~]# yum clean all
> > Config Error: Error accessing file for config file:///etc/yum.conf
> > [root at localhost ~]#
> >
> > As you can see, I still got the same error.  Any suggestions?
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On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 17:47 -0300, Clóvis Tristão wrote:

> Hi John,
> 
> Exist the yum.conf???
> If OK
>    Possible, corrupt the file
> Bye,
> Clóvis

Hey Clovis!

The yum.conf exists BUT it is listed in the /etc directory as yum.conf~
(tilde).  I tried (as described above) to rename it but it won't rename.
Can I change the permissions on this file (to what exactly and how) OR
do I delete the file?  Some other option?

Thanks for your help.

John

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