My bad.... they are: __db.001 __db.002 __db.003
On 11/16/06, Mark Fowle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
check the /var/lib/rpm directory and remove the __DB00x files... then try again... On 11/16/06, Christopher L Merrill < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I started installing a large RPM package (VMware) and then decided I > wanted to get the whole box updated before doing that (it was a new > install). So I reflexively hit ctrl-c. It took it a while to respond, > during which time I thought "hmmmm...maybe I should have just waited > for it to finish". > > I can now neither install over the existing installation, which appears > to be incomplete. Nor can I erase the package. The damage appears to be > limited to this package, since my yum update was successful. I've tried > > numerous options, including forcing an upgrade, but everything seems to > result in the same message: > > > Unable to find the answer INITSCRIPTSDIR in the installer database > > (/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware > Server.\n\nExecution > > aborted. > > > > > > error: %pre(VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386) scriptlet failed, exit > status 1 > > error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping > VMware-server-1.0.1-29996 > > Any ideas? > > > TIA, > C > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > Chris Merrill | Web Performance, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://webperformance.com > 919-433-1762 | 919-845-7601 > > Website Load Testing and Stress Testing Software & Services > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >
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