New Linux user... YUM issues

**ESie** · 07-26-2010

Hey guys,

I am very new to linux and I am running into an issue....

I've gotten soem new HP blade servers and they cam installed with RHEL 5.3

I need to update them to RHEL 5.4

I register them with my rhn subscription, then once I see my systems online, i run yum update from the command line.

It seems to find a ton of updates and takes a long while to DL everything.

Do I have to tell it to install the downloads? I don't think I do...

I get some errors about timing out for the last few updates.

theni reboot, but when i check redhat-release it still says 5.3

what am i doing wrong?

**ESie** · 07-26-2010

so on one of the machines, the updates completed. After reboot i still get:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3 (Tikanga)

it said there were 577 packages to be updated or installed.

it looks like it skipped quite a few of them.

Like it would go from 330/577 to 334/577 to 341/577

the other machine didn't complete the installs. it gave me this output:

Code:

ckage/libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64.rpm from rh
Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  dbus-python-0.70-9.el5_4.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/dbus-python-0.70--bash: libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
error was [[root@ptac95 ~]#   openssh-server-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64: failed to retrkage/openssh-server-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.5.x8-bash: openssh-server-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
6_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
error was [Errno 12] -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-279.el5.noarch: failed to retrieve getPackage/selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-279.el5.noarch.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  7:squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_6-bash: selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-279.el5.noarch:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
4-server-5
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   postgresql-libs-8.1.21-1.el5_5.1.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/postgresql-libs-8.1.21-1.el5_5.1.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
timed out>
  mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.8.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.8.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
error-bash: postgresql-libs-8.1.21-1.el5_5.1.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
 was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  ntp-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-4.2.2p1-9.el5_4.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
error was [Errno 12-bash: samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  1:NetworkManager--bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   14:tcpdump-3.9.4-15.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/tcpdump-3.9.4-15.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
0.7.0-10.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/NetworkManager-0.7.0-10.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
error was -bash: 14:tcpdump-3.9.4-15.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
[Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  checkpol-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
icy-1.33.1-6.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/checkpolicy-1.33.1-6.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
error wa-bash: python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
s [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
  openss-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   ruby-1.8.5-5.el5_4.8.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/ruby-1.8.5-5.el5_4.8.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
h-clients-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/openssh-clients-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-s
-bash: ruby-1.8.5-5.el5_4.8.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
  filesystem-2.4.0-3.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/filesystem-2.4.0-3.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-serv
-bash: file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   openldap-2.3.43-12.el5_5.1.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/openldap-2.3.43-12.el5_5.1.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
  glib2-devel-2.12.3-4.el5_3.1.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/glib2-devel-2.12.3-4.el5_3.1.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-serv
-bash: openldap-2.3.43-12.el5_5.1.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch: failed to retrieve getPackage/automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
  samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_6
-bash: automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   sqlite-3.3.6-5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/sqlite-3.3.6-5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
  6:kdelibs-devel-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/kdelibs-devel-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x8
-bash: sqlite-3.3.6-5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   libgcj-4.1.2-48.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/libgcj-4.1.2-48.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
  6:kdelibs-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/kdelibs-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm from rhel
-bash: libgcj-4.1.2-48.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   udev-095-14.21.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/udev-095-14.21.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: udev-095-14.21.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   2:vim-minimal-7.0.109-6.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/vim-minimal-7.0.109-6.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: 2:vim-minimal-7.0.109-6.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   samba-client-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/samba-client-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64.rpm from rhel
-bash: samba-client-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-se
-bash: samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-9.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-9.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-
-bash: nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-9.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   1:wpa_supplicant-0.5.10-9.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/wpa_supplicant-0.5.10-9.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_6
-bash: 1:wpa_supplicant-0.5.10-9.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-5.el5_4.3.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-5.el5_4.3.i386.rpm from rhel
-bash: cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-5.el5_4.3.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   devhelp-0.12-21.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/devhelp-0.12-21.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server
-bash: devhelp-0.12-21.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-18.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-18.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-18.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   dbus-python-0.70-9.el5_4.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/dbus-python-0.70-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: dbus-python-0.70-9.el5_4.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   7:squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: 7:squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.8.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.8.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.8.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5_4.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5_4.1.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   1:NetworkManager-0.7.0-10.el5.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/NetworkManager-0.7.0-10.el5.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: 1:NetworkManager-0.7.0-10.el5.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   checkpolicy-1.33.1-6.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/checkpolicy-1.33.1-6.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-server-5
-bash: checkpolicy-1.33.1-6.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   openssh-clients-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/openssh-clients-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-s
-bash: openssh-clients-4.3p2-41.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   filesystem-2.4.0-3.el5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/filesystem-2.4.0-3.el5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_64-serv
-bash: filesystem-2.4.0-3.el5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   glib2-devel-2.12.3-4.el5_3.1.i386: failed to retrieve getPackage/glib2-devel-2.12.3-4.el5_3.1.i386.rpm from rhel-x86_64-serv
-bash: glib2-devel-2.12.3-4.el5_3.1.i386:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64.rpm from rhel-x86_6
-bash: samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   6:kdelibs-devel-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/kdelibs-devel-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x8
-bash: 6:kdelibs-devel-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#   6:kdelibs-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64: failed to retrieve getPackage/kdelibs-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm from rhel
-bash: 6:kdelibs-3.5.4-25.el5_4.1.x86_64:: command not found
[root@ptac95 ~]# error was [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@ptac95 ~]#

and it also comes back as 5.3 after reboot!

These machines have no CD drive so i can't install from that.

I guess i need to figure out how to install from a iso image....

**glennzo** · 07-26-2010

Looks to me like the server is timing out. Problem on their end and not on yours. Try later and see if things are better?

Unless the file /etc/redhat-release was updated it will always say 5.3.

You don't seem to be doing anything wrong. If the problems continue and you have time maybe you could update a few files at a time?

**ESie** · 07-27-2010

Originally Posted by glennzo

Looks to me like the server is timing out. Problem on their end and not on yours. Try later and see if things are better?

Unless the file /etc/redhat-release was updated it will always say 5.3.

You don't seem to be doing anything wrong. If the problems continue and you have time maybe you could update a few files at a time?

Thanks for your reply!

Is that true that the red-release file needs to be updated to say 5.4?

I'll have more info later.

**glennzo** · 07-27-2010

I believe that is where the info is retrieved.

Code:

[glenn@redhat ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client release 5.5 (Tikanga)

[glenn@redhat ~]$ uname -ra
Linux redhat 2.6.18-194.8.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Jun 23 10:58:38 EDT 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

**ESie** · 07-27-2010

right.

i know how to check red-hat release.

what is the other command doing for me?

the uname -ra?

**glennzo** · 07-27-2010

The kernel version currently in use.

**ESie** · 07-27-2010

Originally Posted by glennzo

The kernel version currently in use.

Gotcha.

So it turns out my rhn subscription had expired and RedHat says they won't allow updates from their repository.

So I was doing everything right.

But what I don't understand is why they showed me the updates and let me DL them but then not install them?

Something strange is going on.

That may account for ther missing numbers of the updates!

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