I attempted to deinstall my previous SAPDB 7.4 version from RedHat 9, and I thought that I had done a pretty good job. I had used the script method of installation. Seems that there was still some vestige left behind. Next I tried to reinstall from RPM. I had a problem and now I'm stuck:
$ sudo rpm -Uhv /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb*.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:sapdb-ind ########################################### [ 14%] 12798 NISERVER server started. 12751 XSERVER XSERVER started, 'X32/LINUX 7.4.3 Build 027-121-048-452' 2:sapdb-srv74 ########################################### [ 29%] stty: standard input: Invalid argument 3:sapdb-callif ########################################### [ 43%] 4:sapdb-precompiler ########################################### [ 57%] 5:sapdb-scriptif ########################################### [ 71%] 6:sapdb-testdb74 ########################################### [ 86%] 12916 XSERVER Found other running x_server with version 'X32/LINUX 7. 4.3 Build 027-121-048-452' ERR 11920 XSERVER XSERVER is already running! 12916 XSERVER Found other running x_server with version 'X32/LINUX 7. 4.3 Build 027-121-048-452' ERR 11920 XSERVER XSERVER is already running! 7:sapdb-web ########################################### [100%] $ sudo rpm -e /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb*.rpm error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-callif-7.4.3. 27-1.i386.rpm is not installed error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-ind-7.4.3.27-1. i386.rpm is not installed error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-precompiler-7. 4.3.27-1.i386.rpm is not installed error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-scriptif-7.4.3. 27-1.i386.rpm is not installed error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-srv74-7.4.3. 27-1.i386.rpm is not installed error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-testdb74-7.4.3. 27-1.i386.rpm is not installed error: package /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb-web-7.4.3.25-1. i386.rpm is not installed $ sudo rpm -Uhv /home/bldroot/SAVE/sapdb/7.4/rpms/sapdb*.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package sapdb-ind-7.4.3.27-1 is already installed package sapdb-srv74-7.4.3.27-1 is already installed package sapdb-callif-7.4.3.27-1 is already installed package sapdb-precompiler-7.4.3.27-1 is already installed package sapdb-scriptif-7.4.3.27-1 is already installed package sapdb-testdb74-7.4.3.27-1 is already installed package sapdb-web-7.4.3.25-1 is already installed Seems that I am half-way installed only, despite that rpm -Uhv says. I can't deinstall, nor can I completely finish the installation. What do I do now? Yours in frustration, Mike _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
