David Walser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> rpm -qa runs fine to completion as user (here's a
> snippet from the successful run's strace):
>
> write(1, "cups-drivers-1.1-15mdk\n", 23) = 23
> pread(3,
> "\0\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\201\17\0\0\0\0\0\0\200\17\0\0\1\0\346"...,
> 4096, 16257024) = 4096
> pread(3,
> "\0\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\200\17\0\0\201\17\0\0\177\17\0\0\1\0\346"...,
> 4096, 16252928) = 4096
>
> but as root it hangs after the first pread call you
> see there, strace shows:
>
>
> write(1, "cups-drivers-1.1-15mdk\n",
> 23cups-drivers-1.1-15mdk
> ) = 23
> pread(3,
> "\0\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\201\17\0\0\0\0\0\0\200\17\0\0\1\0\346"...,
> 4096, 16257024) = 4096
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 1000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 2000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 4000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 8000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 16000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 32000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 64000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 128000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 256000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0, 512000}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {1, 0}) = 0 (Timeout)
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {1, 0}) = 0 (Timeout)
>
> That last line just repeats forever (slowly).
does rpm --rebuilddb fix the pb ?
--
Warly
