FC4: Yum hangs after interrupting update

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Gilbert Sebenste wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I accidentally interrupted yum when it was updating on a machine. Now,
> when I type "yum update", it hangs after downloading all of the metafiles,
> but just before the point where it downloads the package headers.
>
> I used to be able to type "yum rebuilddb" to clean it out, but that option is 
> no longer there. Who's got the answer? I bet it's...you! :-)
>
> Seriously, though, thanks for any help!

I got this to work. Do two steps:

1. type: yum clean all
2. Reboot machine to clear whatever it is that is hanging yum.

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Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
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