Sounds like your yum is corrupted, or you replaced your python. rpm -qa | grep yum | sort rpm -V yum
Troy Takashi Ichihara wrote: > Hi > > Recently, yum on SL5.3 (X86_64) > # uname -a > Linux abc.riken.jp 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5 #1 SMP Thu May 7 12:48:13 EDT > 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > yum update fails with KeyError: 'unknown header tag'. > Done anyone know how to solve this problem ? > > Thank you for the information. > > Takashi Ichihara > > # yum update > > : > Transaction Summary > ================================================================================ > Install 5 Package(s) > Update 46 Package(s) > Remove 3 Package(s) > > Total size: 180 M > Is this ok [y/N]: y > Downloading Packages: > Running rpm_check_debug > 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 229, in user_main > errcode = main(args) > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 181, in main > return_code = base.doTransaction() > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 405, in doTransaction > msgs = self._run_rpm_check_debug() > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 3193, in > _run_rpm_check_debug > self.populateTs(test=1) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 261, in > populateTs > self.ts.addErase(txmbr.po.idx) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 1046, in > __getattr__ > return self.hdr[thing] > KeyError: 'unknown header tag' > # -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson daw...@fnal.gov (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI LMSS Group __________________________________________________