[CentOS] Problem running yum update command

On 06 April 2014 @00:46 zulu, H wrote:

> Googling the message I find several-year old posts where it seems that
> the database has been corrupted (or similar.) Has anyone else seen this
> recently and is there a recommended fix?
>

If you're in the /etc/sudoers file...
$ sudo yum clean all
$ sudo rpm --rebuilddb

otherwise, try
$ su -c yum clean all
$ su -c rpm --rebuilddb

NB there are 2 dashes in front of rebuilddb.