I can verify (add verification?) that the GPG key is *not* installed during a clean, fresh install. I had to do it by hand as well, in order for a basic yum update to work. -te Lance Davis wrote: > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Sorisio, Chris wrote: > > >>Hola folks, I'm new to Centos and giving it a whirl in a test setting. >> >>When I try to execute 'yum install compat-db', I receive the following >>error: >> >>Error: Could not find the GPG Key necessary to validate pkg >>/var/cache/yum/base/packages/compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.123.i386.rpm >>Error: You may want to run yum clean or remove the file: >> /var/cache/yum/base/packages/compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.123.i386.rpm >>Error: You may also check that you have the correct GPG keys installed > > >>Any suggestions on what to try next? > > > Hmm - you should have the key installed ... > > Was it a fresh install or an upgrade ??? > > try rpm --import http://mirror.centos.org/centos-3/3.1/i386/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-3 > > that should sort it out . > > Regards > Lance > -- Troy Engel | Systems Engineer Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com