Bug 56910 – RPM database is broken

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Bug 56910 - RPM database is broken

Summary:	RPM database is broken

Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	rpm (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.2
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	high Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Jeff Johnson
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Reported:	2001-11-29 16:56 EST by Kenneth Rohde Christiansen
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:38 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2001-12-02 06:05:42 EST
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Description Kenneth Rohde Christiansen 2001-11-29 16:56:12 EST

Description of Problem:

it contains erros so that I cannot use gnorpm nor red carpet

I tried the following and it didn't help:

Here's what Jeff Johnson suggested when I had a similar problem:

<quote>
Save a copy of you database
        cd /var/lib
        tar czvf /tmp/rpmdb.tar.gz rpm

Try doing
        db_verify /var/lib/rpm/Packages

If that succeeds, an rpm --rebuilddb will regenerate the indices.

If that fails, do
        cd /var/lib/rpm
        mv Packages Packages-ORIG
        db_dump Packages-ORIG | db_load Packages
        rpm --rebuilddb

If that still fails, open a bugzilla report with a pointer (attachments
wont work for >2Mb files) to your database and I'll take a look.
</quote>

Here is my original mail to the testers-list@redhat.com: 

--initdb also fails:

[root@llephaane kenneth]# LANG=C rpm --initdb
rpmdb: First overflow page 15 has a prev_pgno
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 15
rpmdb: First overflow page 51 has a prev_pgno
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 32
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 75
rpmdb: First overflow page 84 has a prev_pgno
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 84
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 86
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 79
rpmdb: First overflow page 4048 has a prev_pgno
rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 4048
error: db3 error(-30985) from db->verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database
verification failed




tir, 2001-11-27 kl. 09:18 skrev Kenneth Rohde Christiansen:
> What can I do to fix this error. It suddently just appeared, and now
> most rpm tools doesn't work
> 
> error: rpmdb: damaged header instance #958 retrieved, skipping.
> 
> Kenneth


If you want me mail you the Packages file, I can do so. I don't have a
place to upload it

Kenneth

Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2001-12-02 06:05:37 EST

If you want the problem fixed, you better mail me Packages :-)
Remember I cannot guarantee anything. FWIW, many, many
redcarpet users are experiencing these sorts of problems,
I'm just the guy who gets to "fix" :-(

Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 2001-12-02 18:34:06 EST

I believe this problem is solved in private e-mail, please reopen
if not.

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