Why are yum, up2date and rpm commands hanging?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • rpm, yum and up2date commands hang. We are unable to remove/query/install rpm from the server.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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