yum command did not ask for a confirmation

Solution Verified - Updated 2019-04-17T08:12:24+00:00 -

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Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)5 ,6 and 7.

Issue

• When executing yum update/install/remove, yum did not ask for a confirmation before command execution.

Resolution

• Set "assumeyes=0" in the /etc/yum.conf file.

Root Cause

• If assumeyes in /etc/yum.conf is set to 1, yum does not ask for the confirmation during the package update/install/remove.

Diagnostic Steps

• Check the /etc/yum.conf file for any extra option.

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