Bug 74008

Summary: I have seemingly have a corrupted rpm database
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Alan Polinsky <polinsky>
Component: up2dateAssignee: Adrian Likins <alikins>
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Version: 7.1CC: polinsky
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the messages I get when I try to run up2date none

Description Alan Polinsky 2002-09-13 17:59:14 UTC 
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Description of problem:
I have run the db_dump | db_load to rebuild the Packages file, followed by the 
rpm --rebuilddb option It has not helped. I can sucessfully run rpm -qa. I 
cannot upgrade rpm using the install on the original cd because the upgrade 
reports a partition size problem. The disk was initially partioned by Redhat 
7.1. I cannot re-install the entire system, becuase it is my dsl gateway 
machine. The box is an ibm pentium 133.


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run up2date, or try to install anything using rpm
2. I get the error
3.
	

Actual Results:  I get an error indicating a problem with the database. I will 
attach a copy of the messages I get.

Expected Results:  Either up2date, or rpm should have allowed the database to 
be updated

Additional info:
Comment 1 Alan Polinsky 2002-09-13 18:01:38 UTC 
Created attachment 76084 [details]
the messages I get when I try to run up2date
Comment 2 Adrian Likins 2003-01-21 04:21:44 UTC 
what is the result of:

rpm -q redhat-release

and:

rpm -q --whatprovides "redhat-release"?


That message basically indicates that up2date is attempting to
determine what release you are running by looking for the package
that provides "redhat-release" and checking it's version number.

If that package isn't installed, or it can't be read, that is
the error message you will get.
Comment 3 Alan Polinsky 2003-01-21 13:52:06 UTC 
Someone already answered with the same response. I followed the suggestions and
the machine is now working fine. You can mark the problem as 'resolved'. 

Alan Polinsky