Subject: RE: Yup Insights?
From: fulghum, matt (matt2@bcc.cba.ua.edu)
Date: Mon Aug 06 2001 - 11:59:06 MDT
Or use "su -"
Adding the dash tells it to use root's environment.
-----Original Message-----
From: robert.kerr@gtri.gatech.edu [mailto:robert.kerr@gtri.gatech.edu]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 12:50 PM
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Subject: Re: Yup Insights?
>>Log in as root.
>>
>>type:
>>
>>cd /
>>yup update
>>
>>then follow the prompts.
>
>Hmm. Must be a difference between superuser and root. Can I guess
>that they both have the same authority, but different "paths?"
You are correct, sir. You could also be superuser, and type:
cd /
/sbin/yup update
>Logging in as root and typing "yup update"
>
>- reads RPM database
>- performs dependency sanity check
>- while retrieving distribution info reports "Error:" and quits
The error you got usually just means the ydl server is busy or down
(-at least, that's my impression). I just kept trying repeatedly,
immediately after receiving the "Error" prompts, and finally got
through. Don't walk away if yup starts downloading files, because it
will eventually query you (Y/N) for permission to go ahead with its
list of updates.
>So I am closer. Thanks Robert. But no yup cigar yet.
I don't smoke, but I accept cash.
>
>Best, Ted
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