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rpm --rebuilddb
- -John
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From: "Gerald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 11:06 AM
Subject: Upgrade RPM -> ERRORS
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> Hi there
>
> Ever since I upgraded RPM to rpm-4.0.3-0.6.6x.i386.rpm and the
> database to db3-3.1.17-4.6x.i386 , I've been experiencing problems.
> I think my RPM database has been screwed up. is there a solution
> for this other than re-installing my entire system ?
>
> Here's the problem:
>
> ( root@Virgin )-( Thu May 31 01:49:39am )-( /usr/src/rpm )
> # rpm -i rpm-4.0.2-5x.i386.rpm
> error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
>
> And when I try to issue a rebuilddb...
>
> ( root@Virgin )-( Thu May 31 01:50:10am )-( /usr/src/rpm )
> # rpm --rebuilddb
> error: cannot open Packages index
>
> As you can see I'm issuing these commands as root...I'm on Linux
> version 2.2.17 on a RedHat 6.2
>
> I would appreciate some help here. Thanks guys.
>
> Regards
> Gerald
>
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