Question : Yum v. 3.2.22 throws segmentation fault no matter which command i issue to it on centos 5.4.

Yum v. 3.2.22 throws segmentation fault no matter which command i issue to it on centos 5.4. This is a fresh install. Please advise.

[root@localhost ~]# yum -d10 search server-gui
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Config time: 0.060
Running "init" handler for "fastestmirror" plugin
Yum Version: 3.2.22
COMMAND: yum -d10 search server-gui
Installroot: /
Ext Commands:

   server-gui
Setting up Package Sacks
Running "postreposetup" handler for "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * addons: www.gtlib.gatech.edu
 * base: www.gtlib.gatech.edu
 * extras: mirror.cogentco.com
 * updates: mirror.atlanticmetro.net
Segmentation fault
[root@localhost ~]#

Answer : Yum v. 3.2.22 throws segmentation fault no matter which command i issue to it on centos 5.4.

it could be your your fastest mirror plugin is chuffed... worth having a look to see if there is a corrupt entry.

Mine looks like;
[main]
enabled=1
verbose=0
socket_timeout=3
hostfilepath=/var/cache/yum/timedhosts.txt
maxhostfileage=10
maxthreads=15
#exclude=.gov, facebook

timedhosts looks like;
fr2.rpmfind.net 0.0758020877838
anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk 0.0633990764618
mirror01.th.ifl.net 0.0577881336212
mirror.as29550.net 0.0609180927277
mirror.netweaver.com 0.0572769641876
apt.sw.be 0.0638451576233
mirrors.manchester.icecolo.com 0.0803859233856
ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de 0.074826002121
mirror.ox.ac.uk 0.0466530323029
mirrors.melbourne.co.uk 0.0573019981384
mirror.bytemark.co.uk 0.0452480316162
www.mirrorservice.org 0.0527808666229
mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net 0.0472700595856
mirror.ukhost4u.com 0.0568220615387
mirrors.dedipower.com 0.0641639232635
mirrors.ukfast.co.uk 0.0727400779724

you could try uninstalling the packages again, though you will need a copy locally :-)
# rpm -qa | grep yum
yum-utils-1.1.16-14.el5.centos.1
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos
yum-3.2.22-20.el5.centos
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-14.el5.centos.1