Yum freezes on Running Transaction Check

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2.6.18-274.12.1.el5.centos.plus #1 SMP Tue Nov 29 18:16:47 EST 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64

GNU/Linux System: CentOS 5.7 64-bit

How to fix this ?

Tom · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-05 13:09:40Z

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this problem is usually due to a stale nfs mount, or some other blocking IO.

kill the yum process with a "kill -9", resolve the filesystem issue, and try the yum command again.

answered Mar 5, 2012 at 13:09

Tom

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I do not use any NFS mount points.
– Spacedust
Mar 5, 2012 at 13:11
My current /etc/fstab: pastebin.com/dn2Z2d0Z
– Spacedust
Mar 5, 2012 at 13:13
can you stat both the stat /home and stat /var/lib/mysql dirs?
– Tom
Mar 5, 2012 at 13:37
Sure: pastebin.com/rnP92uaN
– Spacedust
Mar 5, 2012 at 14:11
Reboot fixed this problem ;)
– Spacedust
Mar 5, 2012 at 15:03

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