cannot check for updates using yum in centos,gives unusual error

SarahGurung · 04-03-2012, 05:43 AM

Hi again,

2day i tried checking for updates using the yum command in one of the name servers where centos is installed and it gave the following error:

Code:

Cannot open logfile /var/log/yum.log
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ?
    yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
  File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 309, in user_main
    
  File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 166, in main
    
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 1150, in doLock
    
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 1203, in _lock
    
OSError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: '/var/run/yum.pid'

Can anyone please tell me what has happened...i cant see anything in the logs either..

it says can't open var/log/yum.log but when i check it i can read it and even the permissions are correct and i cant evn edit the .bash_profile.

but ya the server is up and running..

acid_kewpie · 04-03-2012, 05:56 AM

sounds like something is shafted on your disk, esp as you added you can't edit .bash_profile either. Run "dmesg", and you might see a pile of filesystem errors. Probably best to reboot the system and allow the fsck to scan the filesystem for errors, but obviously that depends *MASSIVELY* on what has actually gone on... It certainly could be very serious...

SarahGurung · 04-03-2012, 06:18 AM

ya it gives following message wen i go to try to use service command n all

Code:

-bash: /root/.bash_profile: Input/output error

Can you please tell me how should i go about it?i don't know much abt dmesg and fsck also. I would be really grateful.

SarahGurung · 04-03-2012, 06:29 AM

oh ya i ran dmesg command and it showed the following error:

Code:

end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 30608136

And i cant even write the error messages to a file which is usually possible with dmesg.

Can you please tell me what kind of error is that n wat should i do?

acid_kewpie · 04-03-2012, 06:40 AM

well, i already have. Something in that filesystem is shafted. How much, I couldn't say. Personally, *I* would reboot and hold my breath.

SarahGurung · 04-03-2012, 07:05 AM

Oh wow..

I rebooted the server and now it worked,i even updated it.

ya i could edit my .bash_profile also,paths were missing and i added that by copying it from other user because i still don't know what kind of system path should we b giving. If you could explain me or provide me a link to study that,i would b really glad..

N do u have any idea why did that error happen before?i'm so confused..

lithos · 04-03-2012, 07:14 AM

2answr U in Ur language:

ur hard disk is failin.

And now seriously:
Probably your hard disk is having BAD sectors that is why you should check it if you can shutdown the server and run some diagnostics on hard drive.

good luck

chrism01 · 04-04-2012, 12:44 AM

The key msg was

Code:

OSError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: '/var/run/yum.pid'

so, obviously you can't write to a read-only partition.
You need to fsck that partition, either manually by taking it off-line or by setting it to check in /etc/fstab, especially if this is the root partition; it can't be done online.
http://linux.die.net/man/8/fsck