[CentOS] 4.4 upgrade problems

[Rodrigo Barbosa]

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On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 07:46:45AM -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> 3.  There are sometimes futex issues ... that is a generic error that
> can be caused by many things, usually it is a somehow messed up rpm
> database with double RPMS installed or another problem.  Maybe sometimes
> it just happens, it has been so since at least RH8.

Tip: The best way to reduce the likeness of this yum futex problem happening
is to remove the __* files that exist on the /var/lib/rpm directory before
executing yum.

It will not completely eliminate the futex problem, but will drastically
reduce them.

> I have now upgraded 30 production servers and several dozen workstations
> and have had no problems at all.

About 12 servers here, and no problems.

[]s

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Rodrigo Barbosa
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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