Description of problem: $ dnf update tryes to update. yum update stops with "You need to be root to perform this command". Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): dnf-0.4.14-1.fc21.noarch yum-3.4.3-138.fc21.noarch How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. $ dnf update 2. 3. Actual results: Running transaction Error: Unable to initialize yumdb history: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '//var/lib/dnf' Expected results: You need to be root to perform this command. Additional info: $ yum update Loaded plugins: langpacks You need to be root to perform this command.
This looks another duplicate of bug 910133
Yes, closing it as a dupe. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 910133 ***