Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CentOS / RHEL Configure Yum Automatic Update Retrieval and Installationhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/fedora-automatic-update-retrieval-installation-with-cron/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/fedora-automatic-update-retrieval-installation-with-cron/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 12:07:06 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3797 The yum command line tool is used to install and update software packages under RHEL / CentOS Linux server. I know how to apply updates using yum update command line, but I'd like to use cron to manually update packages where appropriate. How do I configure yum to install software patches / updates automatically with cron?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/fedora-automatic-update-retrieval-installation-with-cron/feed/ 10 Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 523.http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/existing-lock-varrunyum-pid-another-copy-is-running-as-pid-523/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/existing-lock-varrunyum-pid-another-copy-is-running-as-pid-523/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:08:37 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=6564 I'm running the command yum update -y and getting the following error:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 523. Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit... The other application is: yum-updatesd-he Memory : 14 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ) Started: Tue Feb 9 08:19:02 2010 - 14 day(s) 11:47:39 ago State : Sleeping, pid: 523 Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit... The other application is: yum-updatesd-he Memory : 14 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ) Started: Tue Feb 9 08:19:02 2010 - 14 day(s) 11:47:41 ago State : Sleeping, pid: 523
How do I fix this problem?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/existing-lock-varrunyum-pid-another-copy-is-running-as-pid-523/feed/ 8 Red hat / CentOS / Fedora Send Yum Package Update Notification Via Emailhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/red-hat-centos-fedora-send-package-update-notification-via-email/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/red-hat-centos-fedora-send-package-update-notification-via-email/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:19:27 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3230 I know how to send package update email notification under Debian / Ubuntu Linux. How do I send Automatic Email Notification under RHEL v4/5, CentOS, Red Hat and Fedora Linux, when security & package updates available? How do I force yum to send an email when upgrades available? ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/red-hat-centos-fedora-send-package-update-notification-via-email/feed/ 8