What harm is there in leaving /var/lib/rpm on the VS? Afterall, only root
can install.
You can do rpm type stuff in the VS, having copied /var/lib/rpm
bevs -r vsone
[root@vsone /path]# rpmu -Uvh <rpm>
rpmu used since /bin/rpm not available
Chris Neale
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damion Parry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: Updating skel?
> Hello Ben,
>
> To use the --root option in rpm, you have to copy various rpm specific
> files into that root directory. These files reside uder /var/lib/rpm on
> the host server. If you copy these files to the skel or vs root
> directory (depending on whether you are installing the rpm into the skel
> or the vs. Eventhough these specific files are *.rpm, DO NOT install
> them, they just need to be present) and then re-run rpm. Once you have
> successfully installed the packages, remove the var/lib/rpm directory
> you created. The commands are along these lines:
>
> To rpm into vs:
>
> cp -r /var/lib/rpm /home/vsd/vs/vsone/var/lib/rpm
> rpm -ivh --root <package name>
>
> Damion.
>
> Ben Kennish wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nigel Marett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: Updating skel?
> >
> > > Evening Ben,
> > >
> > > your options are
> > >
> > > 1: either install rpms to the host then regenerate your skel.
> > >
> > > 2: install rpms to your skel then after that all virtual servers you
> > create
> > > will contain those packages (example of how to do this follows)
> > >
> > > 3: install rpms to individual virtual servers you have already created
> > (using
> > > the example below)
> > >
> > > rpm as root oviously =>
> > >
> > > [root@machinos /root]$ rpm -ivh --root <path to skel/virtual server>
> > [rpm]
> > >
> > > ie:
> > > Installing to the skel,
> > >
> > > rpm -ivh --root /home/vsd/skel/ nameofpackage-1.4.2.i386.rpm
> > >
> > > Installing to a VS,
> > >
> > > rpm -ivh --root /home/vsd/vs/vs001 nameofpackage-1.4.2.i386.rpm
> >
> > =============================
> > But if I do either of these, it gives me ...
> >
> > "error: cannot open Packages index using db1 - No such file or directory
(2)
> > error: cannot open Packages database in /home/vsd/vs/vsone/var/lib/rpm"
> >
> > Its obviously expecting to find a packages database in the skel /
virtual
> > server but can't find one. I tried --rebuilddb with --root but that
> > gives...
> >
> > "error: cannot open Packages index"
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Ben K
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > =============================
> > >
> > >
> > > We are working on intergrating a tool to look after this procedure for
> > you,
> > > coming soon to a mirror near you. =>
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > Nigel.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
