Bug 530293

Summary: YumBaseError: Error: rpmdb open failed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Henrik Nordström <henrik>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: medium    
Version: rawhideCC: anaconda-maint-list, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard: anaconda_trace_hash:cb368f4850978ecd9646e8ef3cea44d6eba49c0b799e5620b544ca1d8a6d0a9e
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Last Closed: 2009-10-22 12:34:11 UTC Type: ---
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Attached traceback automatically from anaconda. none

Description Henrik Nordström 2009-10-22 08:29:42 UTC
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 12.38 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 921, in _getsysver
    raise Errors.YumBaseError("Error: " + str(e))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 805, in readStartupConfig
    startupconf.releasever = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot, startupconf.distroverpkg)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 249, in _getConfig
    startupconf = config.readStartupConfig(fn, root)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 633, in doConfigSetup
    YumSorter._getConfig(self)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 339, in setup
    self.doConfigSetup(root=self.anaconda.rootPath)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1067, in doBackendSetup
    self.ayum.setup()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/backend.py", line 274, in doBackendSetup
    if anaconda.backend.doBackendSetup(anaconda) == DISPATCH_BACK:
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 200, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 123, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1195, in nextClicked
    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
YumBaseError: Error: rpmdb open failed

Comment 1 Henrik Nordström 2009-10-22 08:29:51 UTC
Created attachment 365672 [details]
Attached traceback automatically from anaconda.

Comment 2 Henrik Nordström 2009-10-22 08:31:21 UTC
See Bug #527302 for more details.

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2009-10-22 12:34:11 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 520044 ***