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On Sun, 2010-04-11 at 14:49 +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote:<BR>
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[root@intranet ~]# yum install strace -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* local-addons: 192.168.1.250
* local-base: 192.168.1.250
* local-extras: 192.168.1.250
* local-updates: 192.168.1.250
* rpmforge: apt.sw.be
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package strace.x86_64 0:4.5.18-5.el5_4.4 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version
Repository
Size
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Installing:
strace x86_64
4.5.18-5.el5_4.4 local-updates
177 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total size: 177 k
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
And that's where it sits and does nothing. The system's load isn't very high:
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I saw this exact simptom once, on a server that had an dead nfs mount.<BR>
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HTH,<BR>
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