Bug 727390

Summary: error: rpmdb open failed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Clyde E. Kunkel <clydekunkel7734>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: rawhideCC: anaconda-maint-list, jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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anaconda log showing error rpmdb open failed none

Description Clyde E. Kunkel 2011-08-02 02:39:17 UTC
Description of problem:
traceback at end of examining storage devices:

Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1434, in getReleaseString
    mi = ts.dbMatch('provides', 'initscripts')
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1493, in findExistingRootDevices
    (arch, product, version) = getReleaseString(anaconda.rootPath)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/upgrade.py", line 81, in findRootParts
    upgradeany=flags.cmdline.has_key("upgradeany"))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 338, in dispatch
    self.dir = self.steps[self.step].target(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 235, in go_forward
    self.dispatch()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1198, in nextClicked
    self.anaconda.dispatch.go_forward()
error: rpmdb open failed

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
16.14

How reproducible:
every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create x86_64 install DVD tc1
2. boot dvd, select basic storage devices
3.
  
Actual results:
error as above

Expected results:
install F16

Additional info:

Comment 1 Clyde E. Kunkel 2011-08-02 02:40:42 UTC
Created attachment 516237 [details]
anaconda log showing error rpmdb open failed

Comment 2 Chris Lumens 2011-08-02 12:43:04 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 723167 ***