[CentOS] yum timeout ... (CentOS 6.8)

On 16/06/16 19:41, Walter H. wrote:
> On 16.06.2016 19:40, Frank Cox wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:34:09 +0200
>> Walter H. wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, but doesn't help ...
>>> the same before ...
>>>
>>> by the way, I can't image that there is no mirror in Europa,
>>> and that the "timeout"-mirrors from US are the fastest;
>> yum -disableplugin=fastestmirror nowseewhathappens.
>>
>>
> yes this goes fast, no timeout;
> can I configure this in /etc/yum.conf?
>

The correct way to disable a yum plugin is to set enabled to zero in the 
plugin config file:

/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fastestmirror.conf