Yum update crashes

[Sawrub]

On 01/29/2010 11:57 PM, Jim wrote:
> FC12-X86_64/KDE
>
> Yum update is crashing.
> I did a yum clean all, but that doesn't help.
>
>
> ]# yum update
> Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
> fedora/primary_db
> |  12 MB     00:39
> google-chrome
> |  951 B     00:00
> google-chrome/primary
> | 1.8 kB     00:00
> google-chrome
> 3/3
> livna
> | 2.4 kB     00:00
> livna/primary_db
> | 2.7 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-free
> | 3.8 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-free/primary_db
> | 344 kB     00:05
> rpmfusion-free-updates
> | 3.3 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-free-updates/primary_db
> | 159 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-nonfree
> | 3.3 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-nonfree/primary_db
> |  91 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
> | 3.3 kB     00:00
> rpmfusion-nonfree-updates/primary_db
> |  40 kB     00:00
> updates/metalink
> |  14 kB     00:00
> updates
> | 4.4 kB     00:00
> updates/primary_db
> | 3.7 MB     00:16
> Error: file is encrypted or is not a database
>
>    
It seems to me that the RPM database have got corrupted, please try 
rebuilding the same.
Guide : http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/rebuilding-corrupted-rpm-database.html

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