[Q&a]yum error ' Database disk image is malformed '

Error Description:

Use the Ctrl + C key combination to cancel the installation during Yum installation, then use the Yum Times error:

Error:database disk image is malformed

For example:

[email protected] etc]$ Yum repolist

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

* base:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* extras:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* updates:mirrors.yun-idc.com

Error:database disk image is malformed

Workaround:

Perform Yum clean dbcache with root user

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1. Test using a normal user to execute the Yum Clean dbcache command is invalid

[email protected] etc]$ Yum clean dbcache

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Cleaning Repos:base Extras Updates

4 SQLite files removed

[email protected] etc]$ Yum repolist

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

* base:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* extras:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* updates:mirrors.yun-idc.com

Error:database disk image is malformed

2. Test using sudo is not valid

[email protected] etc]$ sudo yum clean dbcache

[sudo] password for test:

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Cleaning Repos:base Extras Updates

5 SQLite files Removed

[email protected] etc]$ Yum repolist

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

* base:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* extras:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* updates:mirrors.yun-idc.com

Error:database disk image is malformed

3. Switch to root user and execute again, successful

[email protected] etc]$ Su-

Password:

[email protected] ~]# Yum clean dbcache

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Cleaning Repos:base Extras Updates

0 sqlite Files Removed

[email protected] ~]# Yum repolist

Loaded Plugins:fastestmirror, security

Determining fastest Mirrors

* base:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* extras:mirrors.yun-idc.com

* updates:mirrors.yun-idc.com

base/primary_db | 4.6 MB 00:09

extras/primary_db | Notoginseng KB 00:00

updates/primary_db | 5.2 MB 00:11

Repo ID Repo name status

Base CentOS-6-Base 6,575

Extras CentOS-6-Extras 62

Updates CentOS-6-Updates 1,622

repolist:8,259

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[Q&a]yum error ' Database disk image is malformed '