On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 12:39:57PM +0200, LarryT wrote: >Hi there :) >Just to say i had problem using yum after the first update. here what i >get : >[root@ws044 ~]# yum update >Loading "installonlyn" plugin >Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running. Aborting. >[root@ws044 ~]# > >Then i edited yum.pid and removed the first line, and save and it works... >But this comes each time :( ---------> any solution please ? Try restarting yum-updatesd [service restart yum-updatesd] as root. I suspect that you edited/changed/installed some repo data while it was running. --Wolfe

G.Wolfe Woodbury wrote: > On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 12:39:57PM +0200, LarryT wrote: > >> Hi there :) >> Just to say i had problem using yum after the first update. here >> what i get : >> [root@ws044 ~]# yum update >> Loading "installonlyn" plugin >> Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running. Aborting. >> [root@ws044 ~]# >> >> Then i edited yum.pid and removed the first line, and save and it >> works... >> But this comes each time :( ---------> any solution please ? >> > > Try restarting yum-updatesd [service restart yum-updatesd] as root. > I suspect > that you edited/changed/installed some repo data while it was running. > > --Wolfe > Yes it works for me :) thx : > [root@ws044 ~]# yum install yumex > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running. Aborting. > [root@ws044 ~]# service yum-updatesd restart > Stopping yum-updatesd: [ OK ] > Starting yum-updatesd: [ OK ] > [root@ws044 ~]# yum install yumex > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Setting up Install Process and so on ... --- Larry "Computers are like air conditioners - They stop working properly when you open Windows !" :-P