Hi, I was doing updates on a server and I think that the network connection got reset. So I guess the yum update didn't complete and I now get this when I run 'yum update': ======================= Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package system-config-printer-gui.i386 0:0.6.116.10-1.2 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-packages.noarch 0:1.2.23-2 set to be updated ---> Package cvs.i386 0:1.11.17-9.RHEL4 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-hugemem-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL set to be updated ---> Package kudzu.i386 0:1.1.95.23-1 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-kernheaders.i386 0:2.4-9.1.100.EL set to be updated ---> Package procps.i386 0:3.2.3-8.9 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql-contrib.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package gnome-keyring.i386 0:0.4.0-1.2.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package tcpdump.i386 14:3.8.2-12.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package at.i386 0:3.1.8-80_EL4 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-date.noarch 0:1.7.15-0.RHEL4.3 set to be updated ---> Package cyrus-sasl.i386 0:2.1.19-14 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql-libs.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package foomatic.i386 0:3.0.2-3.1 set to be updated ---> Package kdelibs.i386 6:3.3.1-9.el4 set to be updated ---> Package nss_ldap.i386 0:226-20 set to be updated ---> Package cups.i386 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package dbus-glib.i386 0:0.22-12.EL.9 set to be updated ---> Package nfs-utils.i386 0:1.0.6-84.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package gd-devel.i386 0:2.0.28-5.4E set to be updated ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL set to be installed ---> Package dbus-python.i386 0:0.22-12.EL.9 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql-server.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package samba-common.i386 0:3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-lvm.noarch 0:1.0.23-1.0 set to be updated ---> Package authconfig-gtk.i386 0:4.6.10-rhel4.3 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-xauth.i386 0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2 set to be updated ---> Package bind.i386 20:9.2.4-28.el4 set to be updated ---> Package pciutils.i386 0:2.1.99.test8-3.4 set to be updated ---> Package nscd.i386 0:2.3.4-2.39 set to be updated ---> Package gnupg.i386 0:1.2.6-9 set to be updated ---> Package openssh-clients.i386 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.24 set to be updated ---> Package gcc-java.i386 0:3.4.6-9 set to be updated ---> Package curl-devel.i386 0:7.12.1-11.el4 set to be updated ---> Package cyrus-sasl-md5.i386 0:2.1.19-14 set to be updated ---> Package gnome-vfs2.i386 0:2.8.2-8.6.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package mc.i386 1:4.6.1-0.8.5 set to be updated ---> Package squid.i386 7:2.5.STABLE14-1.4E.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package authconfig.i386 0:4.6.10-rhel4.3 set to be updated ---> Package yum-utils.noarch 0:0.5-2.el4.centos set to be updated ---> Package bind-libs.i386 20:9.2.4-28.el4 set to be updated ---> Package cups-libs.i386 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package crypto-utils.i386 0:2.1-4.2 set to be updated ---> Package libwnck.i386 0:2.8.1-7.el4 set to be updated ---> Package qt.i386 1:3.3.3-13.RHEL4 set to be updated ---> Package logwatch.noarch 0:5.2.2-2.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package NetworkManager.i386 0:0.3.1-4.el4 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql-pl.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package pam_krb5.i386 0:2.1.17-1 set to be updated ---> Package pam_ccreds.i386 0:3-3.rhel4.2 set to be updated ---> Package bluez-utils.i386 0:2.10-2.2 set to be updated ---> Package ntp.i386 0:4.2.0.a.20040617-6.el4 set to be updated ---> Package cyrus-sasl-plain.i386 0:2.1.19-14 set to be updated ---> Package dhcpv6_client.i386 0:0.10-17_EL4 set to be updated ---> Package openssl-devel.i586 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package libxml2-devel.i386 0:2.6.16-10.1 set to be updated ---> Package mdadm.i386 0:1.12.0-5 set to be updated ---> Package mkinitrd.i386 0:4.2.1.13-1 set to be updated ---> Package emacs.i386 0:21.3-19.EL.4 set to be updated ---> Package bind-utils.i386 20:9.2.4-28.el4 set to be updated ---> Package python-urlgrabber.noarch 0:2.9.8-2 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL.i386 0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-samba.noarch 0:1.2.21-1.el4.1 set to be updated ---> Package initscripts.i386 0:7.93.31.EL-2.centos4 set to be updated ---> Package krb5-workstation.i386 0:1.3.4-54 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-font-utils.i386 0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2 set to be updated ---> Package libxml2-python.i386 0:2.6.16-10.1 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-devel.i386 0:2.3.4-2.39 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql-tcl.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package curl.i386 0:7.12.1-11.el4 set to be updated ---> Package libgcj.i386 0:3.4.6-9 set to be updated ---> Package hal.i386 0:0.4.2-7.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package gd.i386 0:2.0.28-5.4E set to be updated ---> Package system-config-network-tui.noarch 0:1.3.22.0.EL.4.4-1 set to be updated ---> Package lm_sensors.i386 0:2.8.7-2.40.5 set to be updated ---> Package pdksh.i386 0:5.2.14-30.6 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-printer.i386 0:0.6.116.10-1.2 set to be updated ---> Package netdump.i386 0:0.7.16-14 set to be updated ---> Package rhnlib.noarch 0:2.1.1-3.el4 set to be updated ---> Package SysVinit.i386 0:2.85-34.4 set to be updated ---> Package quota.i386 1:3.12-6.el4 set to be updated ---> Package policycoreutils.i386 0:1.18.1-4.13 set to be updated ---> Package usermode-gtk.i386 0:1.74-2 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-network.noarch 0:1.3.22.0.EL.4.4-1 set to be updated ---> Package openldap.i386 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.2 set to be updated ---> Package vixie-cron.i386 4:4.1-49.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package rpm.i386 0:4.3.3-23_nonptl set to be updated ---> Package dhclient.i386 7:3.0.1-59.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package dovecot.i386 0:0.99.11-8.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package setools.i386 0:2.3-4 set to be updated ---> Package libpcap.i386 14:0.8.3-12.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-headers.i386 0:2.3.4-2.39 set to be updated ---> Package slocate.i386 0:2.7-13.el4.8 set to be updated ---> Package tcsh.i386 0:6.13-9.el4.1 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-smp-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL set to be updated ---> Package system-config-users.noarch 0:1.2.27-0.EL4.5 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql-python.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package fetchmail.i386 0:6.2.5-6.0.1.el4 set to be updated ---> Package postgresql.i386 0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-xfs.i386 0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2 set to be updated ---> Package kbd.i386 0:1.12-2.el4.5 set to be updated ---> Package autofs.i386 1:4.1.3-231 set to be updated ---> Package net-snmp.i386 0:5.1.2-11.el4_6.11.2 set to be updated ---> Package sendmail.i386 0:8.13.1-3.2.el4 set to be updated ---> Package up2date.i386 0:4.6.2-7.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL set to be installed ---> Package python-devel.i386 0:2.3.4-14.4.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package mod_ssl.i386 1:2.0.52-38.ent.centos4.2 set to be updated ---> Package ipsec-tools.i386 0:0.3.3-6.rhel4.1 set to be updated ---> Package elinks.i386 0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2 set to be updated ---> Package lockdev.i386 0:1.0.1-6.2 set to be updated ---> Package wireshark.i386 0:0.99.7-1 set to be updated ---> Package vsftpd.i386 0:2.0.1-5.EL4.7 set to be updated ---> Package openssh.i386 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.24 set to be updated ---> Package mutt.i386 5:1.4.1-12.0.3.el4 set to be updated ---> Package rp-pppoe.i386 0:3.5-22.2.RHEL4.1 set to be updated ---> Package createrepo.noarch 0:0.4.4-2 set to be updated ---> Package selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:1.17.30-2.149 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-language.noarch 0:1.1.8-4 set to be updated ---> Package samba.i386 0:3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4 set to be updated ---> Package krb5-devel.i386 0:1.3.4-54 set to be updated ---> Package python-elementtree.i386 0:1.2.6-5.el4.centos set to be updated ---> Package rpm-python.i386 0:4.3.3-23_nonptl set to be updated ---> Package yum.noarch 0:2.4.3-4.el4.centos set to be updated ---> Package cyrus-sasl-devel.i386 0:2.1.19-14 set to be updated ---> Package openldap-devel.i386 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.2 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-utils.i386 1:2.4-13.1.105 set to be updated ---> Package gcc.i386 0:3.4.6-9 set to be updated ---> Package openssh-server.i386 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.24 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-smp.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL set to be installed ---> Package httpd.i386 0:2.0.52-38.ent.centos4.2 set to be updated ---> Package module-init-tools.i386 0:3.1-0.pre5.3.4.el4_6.1 set to be updated ---> Package samba-client.i386 0:3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4 set to be updated ---> Package GConf2.i386 0:2.8.1-1.el4 set to be updated ---> Package oprofile.i386 0:0.8.1-33 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5 for package: libtool --> Processing Dependency: httpd = 2.0.52-22.ent.centos4 for package: httpd-manual --> Processing Conflict: python-devel conflicts python < 2.3.4-14.4.el4_6.1 --> Processing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl for package: rpm-devel --> Processing Dependency: libgssapi for package: nfs-utils --> Processing Dependency: httpd = 2.0.52-22.ent.centos4 for package: httpd-suexec --> Processing Dependency: libgcj = 3.4.5 for package: libgcj-devel --> Processing Dependency: base-fonts for package: xorg-x11-xfs --> Processing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5-2 for package: gcc-g77 --> Processing Dependency: librpcsecgss.so.1 for package: nfs-utils --> Processing Dependency: bind = 20:9.2.4-2 for package: bind-chroot --> Processing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl for package: rpm-build --> Processing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5-2 for package: gcc-c++ --> Processing Dependency: nfs-utils-lib for package: nfs-utils --> Processing Dependency: postgresql = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 for package: postgresql-docs --> Processing Dependency: postgresql = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 for package: postgresql-test --> Processing Dependency: libgssapi.so.1 for package: nfs-utils --> Processing Dependency: lockdev = 1.0.1-6.1 for package: lockdev-devel --> Processing Dependency: libnfsidmap.so.0 for package: nfs-utils --> Processing Dependency: postgresql-server = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 for package: postgresql-test --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package fonts-xorg-base.noarch 0:6.8.2-1.EL set to be updated ---> Package libgssapi.i386 0:0.8-1 set to be updated ---> Package nfs-utils-lib.i386 0:1.0.6-8.z1 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5 for package: libtool --> Processing Conflict: python-devel conflicts python < 2.3.4-14.4.el4_6.1 --> Processing Dependency: postgresql = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 for package: postgresql-docs --> Processing Dependency: httpd = 2.0.52-22.ent.centos4 for package: httpd-suexec --> Processing Dependency: libgcj = 3.4.5 for package: libgcj-devel --> Processing Dependency: bind = 20:9.2.4-2 for package: bind-chroot --> Processing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl for package: rpm-build --> Processing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5-2 for package: gcc-c++ --> Processing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl for package: rpm-devel --> Processing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5-2 for package: gcc-g77 --> Processing Dependency: postgresql = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 for package: postgresql-test --> Processing Dependency: httpd = 2.0.52-22.ent.centos4 for package: httpd-manual --> Processing Dependency: lockdev = 1.0.1-6.1 for package: lockdev-devel --> Processing Dependency: postgresql-server = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 for package: postgresql-test --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5 is needed by package libtool Error: Missing Dependency: httpd = 2.0.52-22.ent.centos4 is needed by package httpd-manual Error: python-devel conflicts with python < 2.3.4-14.4.el4_6.1 Error: Missing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl is needed by package rpm-devel Error: Missing Dependency: httpd = 2.0.52-22.ent.centos4 is needed by package httpd-suexec Error: Missing Dependency: libgcj = 3.4.5 is needed by package libgcj-devel Error: Missing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5-2 is needed by package gcc-g77 Error: Missing Dependency: bind = 20:9.2.4-2 is needed by package bind-chroot Error: Missing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl is needed by package rpm-build Error: Missing Dependency: gcc = 3.4.5-2 is needed by package gcc-c++ Error: Missing Dependency: postgresql = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 is needed by package postgresql-docs Error: Missing Dependency: postgresql = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 is needed by package postgresql-test Error: Missing Dependency: lockdev = 1.0.1-6.1 is needed by package lockdev-devel Error: Missing Dependency: postgresql-server = 7.4.8-1.RHEL4.1 is needed by package postgresql-test =========================== Is there a way I can clean that mess up? I think I got into some kind of circular dependencies. Example: [root at server ~]# yum update lockdev Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package lockdev.i386 0:1.0.1-6.2 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: lockdev = 1.0.1-6.1 for package: lockdev-devel --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: lockdev = 1.0.1-6.1 is needed by package lockdev-devel Then, [root at server ~]# yum update lockdev-devel Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Could not find update match for lockdev-devel No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion rpm --rebuilddb didn't help. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Ugo