yum python logger error bad marshal data
Interesting bug encountered today after a fresh install of RHEL5 from 5.3 media. When attempting to run the command, ‘yum’. The following error was presented: # yum Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/bin/yum”, line 4, in ? import yum File “/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py”, line 30, in ? import logging ValueError: bad marshal data
Read moreCentOS5 and PHP52 upgrade rpms
We encounter many scenarios where using the latest version of PHP is required. No great way, aside from downloading the PHP5 source and compiling, is available. That is, until you discover then IUS Community Project.
Read moreRHEL4 Kernel – PowerPath – OCFS2 upgrade procedure
We have been working on a project for a customer to upgrade the kernel, PowerPath, OCFS2 and other operating system patches. The project was interesting as no single source of information existed on the appropriate process. The procedure issue comes in because OCFS2 relies on seeing the disks which PowerPath presents. PowerPath and OCFS2 are [...]
Read moreRed Hat, Fedora openssh security compromise
Many of you may have already read the news, but for those of you that have not here is a recap. But first, let me state that we have tested all of our customer’s servers, and none have been compromised. An email was sent to the fedora-announce mailing list, it started with, “Last week we [...]
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