Problem with YUM???

[Jeff Vian]

On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 08:26, Bill Tetens wrote:
> webid at cfl.rr.com wrote:
> > On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 23:24, Bill Tetens wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>I was given a site for a updated yum.conf file but am having a problem. 
> >>I can get the file into a VIM file named /etc/yum.conf but cannot save 
> >>the file.  Not sure what is wrong but would welcome any suggestions.  I 
> >>first perserved the yum.conf file by using the CD /etc command under 
> >>root.  That file does not exist but cannot write the file in the VIM 
> >>program in place of it even though VIM shows that the file is named 
> >>yum.conf.  It seems some type of restriction is on that file name or 
> >>something.  Hope I have explained enough that you understand my problem.
> >>
> >>Help will be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> > /etc/yum.conf has 655 permissions which means it is read/writable by
> > root and read only by others only.  
> > 
> > I am assuming you meant you did a cp /etc/yum.conf someotherfilename to
> > save a copy of the that file not CD.  cd is for changing your current
> > directory.
> > 
> > To edit the file you will need to have root permissions or be logged in
> > as root.  To do that issue the following command:
> > 
> > su -
> > 
> > It will prompt you for roots password and change the prompt to #.
> > 
> > Then use vi to edit /etc/yum.conf and save your changes.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Got up this morning and started my first cup of coffee and suddenly it 
> dawned on my that I needed to be in root.  When I got to the computer 
> there was your help and it told me the same thing.  Anyway I changed the 
>   yum.conf file and it works just fine now.
> 
> I tried the cp command and it did not work.  Where can I find a listing 
> of all the commands.  I have several of them but there has to be a list 
> somewhere.
> 
> Thanks again for the help.
> 

One of the best references I know of that has the majority of the
commands (as well as a lot of other information) is "Linux in a
Nutshell" by O'reilly.  A very good reference for anyone using any
flavor of Linux.