Help with the yum lock
TNWestTex
mcforum at bellsouth.net
Wed Feb 20 20:49:29 UTC 2008
,
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.
Robert McBroom
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