Description of problem:

1. mkdir -p /tmp/foo/x
2. rpm -r /tmp/foo --dbpath /x -U setup-2.5.26-1.noarch.rpm
   | rpmdb: /x/Triggername: No such file or directory
   | rpmdb: /x/Triggername: cannot sync: No such file or directory
   | error: db4 error(2) from dbenv->close: No such file or directory

strace shows e.g.

| 17360 rename("/x/__db.Triggername.", "/x/Triggername") = 0
| 17360 open("/x/Triggername", O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE) = 19
| ...
| 17360 chroot(".")                       = 0
| ...
| 17360 open("/x/Triggername", O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)


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

rpm-4.2.1-0.30