[rhn-users] Problem running up2date

[Mathew Snyder]

I usually just run up2date and then it asks for root's credentials via
the graphical dialog.  However, upon hitting enter on the dialog, I get
the below error.

Mathew Snyder
Systems Administrator
Network+
ServerVault TechOps



Alfred Hovdestad wrote:
> Can you still run up2date successfully in CLI mode?  If not, you can try
>  rebuilding the rpm database:
> 
>  rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
>  rpm -vv --rebuilddb
> 
> 
> If you can still run up2date via the CLI, it may be an X authority
> issue.  Are you logged in as root or do you run su to become root?  If
> you run su, there is an Xauthority or Xissue file somewhere (I can't
> remember where it is, try $HOME or /tmp) that you can delete and then
> restart your X session.
> 
>    Alfred Hovdestad
> 
> 
> 
> Mathew Snyder wrote:
>> I've been using the --noui option to run it from the CL.  It's one of
>> those things that has been frustrating because I can't figure out how to
>> fix it.
>>
>>
>> Mathew Snyder
>> Systems Administrator
>> Network+
>> ServerVault TechOps
>>
>>
>>
>> Hicks, Adrian wrote:
>>
>>> Try the console version.
>>>
>>> Configure it not to run in gui "up2date --configure" or "up2date --nox"
>>>
>>> Adrian
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Mathew Snyder
>>> Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2006 6:14 PM
>>> To: rhn-users at redhat.com
>>> Subject: [rhn-users] Problem running up2date
>>>
>>> I don't know what I did but somewhere along the line up2date got borked.
>>> I can no longer run the graphical front-end.  This is the error I get:
>>>
>>> An error has occurred:
>>> exceptions.RuntimeError
>>> See /var/log/up2date for more information
>>> python: Modules/gcmodule.c:231: visit_decref: Assertion `gc->gc.gc_refs
>>> != 0' failed.
>>>
>>>
>>> I've reinstalled each of the following using rpm -Uvh --force:
>>> up2date
>>> gnome-up2date
>>> python
>>>
>>> I still get the error.  However, if I run up2date with the -noui flag it
>>> works fine.
>>>
>>> Any ideas what might be causing this?
>>> -- 
>>> Mathew Snyder
>>> Systems Administrator
>>> Network+
>>> ServerVault TechOps
>>>
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