On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 03:48:31PM -0600, Scott Dowdle wrote: > Greetings, > > ----- Original Message ----- > > # yum reinstall kernel > > Loaded plugins: langpacks > > Skipping the running kernel: kernel-3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 > > Error: Nothing to do > > The issue is the kernel you are running/have installed is newer than > the one provided by the "yum distro-sync full" operation and updating to > older kernels isn't something it was designed to do. You can get past > that by manually installing the older kernel by referring to it by the > complete name including version number... and then rebooting making sure > to boot the older kernel. When the undesired kernel is no longer the > one that is running, you can remove it... and a "yum distro-sync full" > should be happy. So, if I'm using a kernel I got from the 7-RC (the -latest) "repo", how could it have gotten out of sync? Looking at "yum list available" to see what kernel is on the "repo", I see it's 3.10.0-123 which is the same as what's installed. Seems like a "catch-22" wherein if you have only one kernel on the box, you can't replace it because it's the only kernel on the box. or something of that ilk. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." ---------------------------- Hebrews 4:12 (niv) ------------------------------