YUM Error: GLib-WARNING **: gmessages.c:387: could not find handler with id XXXXX for domain

Earlier this morning while working on a CentOS Linux development server I received errors when doing anything with the yum package manager. I believe the error started after upgrading the kernel on the server from kernel version 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 to kernel version 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5. After upgrading the kernel yum would output the same error multiple times as shown in the below output example.

Yum Package Manager Error After Upgrading Kernel On CentOS Linux:

[root@cent1 ~]# yum list *YUM*
Loaded plugins: dellsysid, fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * addons: yum.singlehop.com
 * base: holmes.umflint.edu
 * epel: ftp.osuosl.org
 * extras: mirrors.serveraxis.net
 * rpmforge: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
 * updates: pubmirrors.reflected.net
(process:4197): GLib-WARNING **: gmessages.c:387: could not find handler with id `939534952' for domain ""
(process:4197): GLib-WARNING **: gmessages.c:387: could not find handler with id `939534952' for domain ""
(process:4197): GLib-WARNING **: gmessages.c:387: could not find handler with id `939534952' for domain ""
(process:4197): GLib-WARNING **: gmessages.c:387: could not find handler with id `939534952' for domain ""
(process:4197): GLib-WARNING **: gmessages.c:387: could not find handler with id `939534952' for domain ""

I am not 100% sure on what resolved the issue but I wanted to list the steps I took which ended up resolving the error. Below are the steps taken and when yum started working properly again.

Steps Taken To Resolve Yum Errors:

1. Yum Clean Cache: I thought that maybe clearing the yum cache as shown in the below example output would resolve the issue however it did not.

   [root@cent1 ~]# yum clean all
   Loaded plugins: dellsysid, fastestmirror
   Cleaning up Everything
   Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors
   

2. Reboot Server: After running the above yum clean command I rebooted the server. Once the server was back on the network after being rebooted I attempted to use yum again but received the same errors.
3. Update glibc: Next I used yum to update glibc and all of the required dependencies thinking that maybe the kernel upgrade caused an issue with glibc. After upgrading glibc the yum errors still existed.
4. Complete CentOS Server Update: After this I decided to upgrade every package on the server using the “yum update” command. Still after upgrading everything the error existed.
5. Yum Clean All Cache: Again I ran “yum clean all” to clear the cache in an attempt to correct the issue after upgrading all of he packages on the server but the yum errors still existed.
6. Reboot CentOS Server: I again rebooted the server and once the server was back online issued the same yum commands that had been causing the errors and this time they were corrected.

So while I am not exactly sure which step or package upgrade resolved the issue I do know that upgrading the kernel appears to have caused the initial problem and taking all of the above steps corrected the problem with the YUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified) Package Manager.

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