I've made some progress. None of what I am sharing right now is documented, so I suggest that similar material be incorporated into the SAPDB docs:
Discover where the files went for each rpm individually (the * short form doesn't work here) like this: rpm -ql sapdb-web-7.4.3.25-1 rpm -q1 sapdb-testdb74-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -q1 sapdb-scriptif-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -q1 sapdb-precompiler-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -q1 sapdb-callif-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -q1 sapdb-srv74-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -q1 sapdb-ind-7.4.3.27-1 Deinstall the rpms as superuser like this: x_server stop rpm -ev sapdb-web-7.4.3.25-1 x_server stop rpm -ev sapdb-testdb74-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -ev sapdb-scriptif-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -ev sapdb-precompiler-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -ev sapdb-callif-7.4.3.27-1 x_server stop rpm -ev sapdb-srv74-7.4.3.27-1 rpm -ev sapdb-ind-7.4.3.27-1 x_server stop Mike --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Michael Slinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
