clean install - yum update hangs on openssh-ask..

[n4clh]

I am installing FC4 x86_64 clean on laptop. The install completes with no errors. Next I update
using yum (yum -y update) and three times it has hung on openssh-askpass-gnome update...
...
Updating : kdeutils-devel ##################### [279/589]
Updating : eject ##################### [280/589]
Updating : dbus-devel ##################### [281/589]
Updating : kdepim-devel ##################### [282/589]
Updating : pyOpenSSL ##################### [283/589]
Updating : ckermit ##################### [284/589]
Updating : texinfo ##################### [285/589]
Updating : rsh ##################### [286/589]
Updating : iiimf-libs-devel ##################### [287/589]
Updating : dbus-x11 ##################### [288/589]
Updating : openssh-askpass-gnome ##################### [289/589]
......

on this last clean install I noticed that I cannot get 'SU" to work (hangs on password input)
Any thoughts on a solution before I kill the yum update?. the last two times I killed the process
and I think I am only getting a few updates(287) .

is this correct fora ?

Thanks,
Ba.

[thoffmeyer]

I am having the same problem please someone help...?

[nlkrio]

try to update only openssh-askpass-gnome
yum update openssh-askpass-gnome
and see what happens

[w5set]

command line
df -ah
see how much hard drive room ya have available (low disk space makes yum shoot craps--probably not this--but...)
if plenty--then do this first!!
yum update yum
then try the normal update
yum update