[Yum] Sefault

[swordsaintzero]

I have recently inherited a cent-os machine with a non functioning yum 
after the abrubt departure of my new employers previous admin. I have a 
few ideas but thought I would post the symptoms without muddying the 
water with my suppositions.

If I start python from the command line and do an import on any module I 
can think of (os, sys, math) it works fine. If I try "import yum" python 
segfaults instantly. If I start yum from the command line directly, of 
course it segafaults straight away.

 Does anyone have any further testing I can do, some method to turn on 
debug mode if you will?
If anyone wants the output of strace -o, or has any ideas at all please 
feel free to speak up.

My most sincere thanks in advance,

-James