[root@VM]# yum upgrade
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 367, in user_main
errcode = main(args)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 174, in main
result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands()
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 571, in doCommands
return self.yum_cli_commands[self.basecmd].doCommand(self, self.basecmd, self.extcmds)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yumcommands.py", line 1794, in doCommand
ret = base.updatePkgs(extcmds, update_to=(basecmd == 'upgrade-to'))
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 1013, in updatePkgs
self.update()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 5096, in update
for ievgrp in self.igroups.environments:
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 1111, in <lambda>
igroups = property(fget=lambda self: self._getIGroups(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 1071, in _getIGroups
self._igroups = yum.igroups.InstalledGroups(db_path=pdb_path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/igroups.py", line 102, in __init__
self._read_pkg_grps(db_path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/igroups.py", line 114, in _read_pkg_grps
ver = int(_read_str(fo))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

All you've posted is an error..you have provided NO useful details that would let anyone help you. Read the "Question Guidelines" link in my posting signature. After being here for two years now, and posting several threads (where you've done the same thing), or have not followed up at all, there's little we can do to help you. You haven't said if this is a new installation, was working or not, anything that's changed recently, etc.

You're using RHEL7...call Red Hat for help, since you're PAYING FOR RHEL, RIGHT?????

Yum was working fine till yesterday when trying to install a package or upgrading yum it is throwing error...as mentioned above

run update and NOT upgrade

there is nothing for the current rhel7.2 to upgrade to
7.3 is in testing

what packages???

please post the output of these commands

You didn't manually compile/install a new version of python did you?

[root@VM]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 (Maipo)
[root@VM]# yum repolist
repo id repo name status
epel/x86_64 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64 9,697
epel-source/x86_64 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64 - Source 0
ol7_UEKR3/x86_64 Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 for Oracle Linux 7Server (x86_64) 408
ol7_latest/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Latest (x86_64) 13,946
rpmforge RHEL 7Server - RPMforge.net - dag 245
repolist: 24,296

No package of python was installed or compiled recently

[root@VM]# yum update
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 367, in user_main
errcode = main(args)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 174, in main
result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands()
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 571, in doCommands
return self.yum_cli_commands[self.basecmd].doCommand(self, self.basecmd, self.extcmds)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yumcommands.py", line 499, in doCommand
ret = base.updatePkgs(extcmds, update_to=(basecmd == 'update-to'))
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 1013, in updatePkgs
self.update()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 5096, in update
for ievgrp in self.igroups.environments:
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 1111, in <lambda>
igroups = property(fget=lambda self: self._getIGroups(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 1071, in _getIGroups
self._igroups = yum.igroups.InstalledGroups(db_path=pdb_path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/igroups.py", line 102, in __init__
self._read_pkg_grps(db_path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/igroups.py", line 114, in _read_pkg_grps
ver = int(_read_str(fo))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

ok so you are NOT!!! running redhat ,but Oracle
i take it you are not aware that "rpmforge" is no more
the site is no longer there, it is a DEAD repo .


and if you have OLD unsupported rpm's from there they WILL cause problems !

uninstall ALL and EVERY rpm that has "rf" in the name


for a list of packages you have to replace

replace every rf package from your oracle repos

also keep in mind that although epel is normally not a problem it has been in the past

Again, you are NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION. If it was working fine until yesterday, then very obviously SOMETHING HAS CHANGED...what was that???

And re-stating your original error message STILL tells us nothing new. Again, are you PAYING FOR RED HAT???? Have you called RHEL support?? RHEL is NOT free. And as JohnVV pointed out, using old repositories isn't a good idea.

What, exactly, are you trying to accomplish??? What changed since it was working until now??? Again, if you're not going to answer our questions or participate in the conversation, there isn't much point in posting.

repoforge.org is the new RPMforge, please keep up to date.


EPEL is one of the Community Approved Repositories so unless you specify I'd say that's scaremongering. In all the years I've never experienced the kind of problems with EPEL I had with like Atrpm.