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Bug 77977 - up2date RPM error
up2date RPM error
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: up2date (Show other bugs)
8.0
i686 Linux
medium Severity high
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Assigned To: Adrian Likins
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Reported: 2002-11-16 04:11 EST by Tom Cosimano
Modified: 2007-04-18 12:48 EDT (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-08-26 20:25:53 EDT
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Description Tom Cosimano 2002-11-16 04:11:50 EST 
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Description of problem:
When I run the up2date program I get an error message.

Note: I think this started after I had the same problem discribed at:
http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/repairdb/
and followed the directions there to fix that problem, but now I get this error
message when I run up2date:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 20, in ?
    from up2date_client import rpcServer
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 10, in ?
    import up2dateAuth
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateAuth.py", line 6, in ?
    import rpmSource
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 11, in ?
    import up2dateUtils
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateUtils.py", line 15, in ?
    import rpmUtils
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmUtils.py", line 261, in ?
    rpm_version = getRpmVersion()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmUtils.py", line 257, in getRpmVersion
    raise up2dateErrors.RpmError("Couldn't determine what version of rpm you are
running.\nIf you get this error, try running \n\n\t\trpm --rebuilddb\n\n")
up2date_client.up2dateErrors.RpmError: RPM error.  The message was:
Couldn't determine what version of rpm you are running.
If you get this error, try running

                rpm --rebuilddb


I tryed running the rpm --rebuilddb which just returned back to the prompt with
no message.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.just have to run up2date
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 20, in ?
    from up2date_client import rpcServer
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 10, in ?
    import up2dateAuth
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateAuth.py", line 6, in ?
    import rpmSource
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 11, in ?
    import up2dateUtils
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateUtils.py", line 15, in ?
    import rpmUtils
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmUtils.py", line 261, in ?
    rpm_version = getRpmVersion()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmUtils.py", line 257, in getRpmVersion
    raise up2dateErrors.RpmError("Couldn't determine what version of rpm you are
running.\nIf you get this error, try running \n\n\t\trpm --rebuilddb\n\n")
up2date_client.up2dateErrors.RpmError: RPM error.  The message was:
Couldn't determine what version of rpm you are running.
If you get this error, try running

                rpm --rebuilddb




Expected Results:  The up2date should have run to get the system updates.

Additional info:

RPM version 4.1
Comment 1 Adrian Likins 2002-12-02 17:09:38 EST 
One of the first things that up2date does is attempt to determine
what release the system is, and what version it is. It does this
by queriying the database for the version-release of 
packages that provide "redhat-release" and the "rpm" package.

It sounds like your database doesnt include one of these (they
are both prereqs for up2date, so should always be installed...)
Comment 2 Adrian Likins 2002-12-02 17:23:11 EST 
also, the traceback should be fixed in 3.0.21 or higher versions (not
released yet), and instead just a error message printed.
Comment 3 Jay Turner 2003-02-14 08:33:20 EST 
With up2date-3.1.15-7, getting this message when redhat-release has been removed
from the system and I attempt to register:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "gui.py", line 733, in onProfilePagePrepare
    label.set_text(up2dateUtils.getVersion())
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateUtils.py", line 151, in getVersion
    release, version = getOSVersionAndRelease()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateUtils.py", line 144, in
getOSVersionAndRelease
    raise up2dateErrors.RpmError(
up2date_client.up2dateErrors.RpmError: RPM error.  The message was:
Could not determine what version of Red Hat Linux you are running.
If you get this error, try running
 
                rpm --rebuilddb

Reporting this only because you stated that the traceback was gone and therefore
I was expecting an error message.
Comment 4 Adrian Likins 2003-02-14 17:26:48 EST 
should be fixed in 3.1.18 (gui error dialog now instead of traceback)
Comment 5 Matt Jamison 2003-05-20 11:08:01 EDT 
rpm -q up2date
up2date-3.1.23-1

I didn't get gui error, I got the same traceback.
Comment 6 ginnie nuckles 2004-05-13 13:47:49 EDT 
OK so ... I get the same error message after I have created a NEW 
database (ie .rpm --initdb /tmp/RH9 ) .. which of course will not 
have RPM or redhat-release packages in it because of course its a  
NEW database. so I have a catch 22 here ?? what do I do so I can load 
this new database ? thanks

up2date-nox --justdb --dbpath /tmp/RH9 --dry-run --nosig
 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date-nox", line 993, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date-nox", line 612, in main
    up2dateAuth.updateLoginInfo()
  File "up2dateAuth.py", line 112, in updateLoginInfo
  File "up2dateAuth.py", line 96, in login
  File "up2dateAuth.py", line 48, in maybeUpdateVersion
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateUtils.py", line 151, in 
getVersion
    release, version = getOSVersionAndRelease()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateUtils.py", line 144, in 
getOSVersionAndRelease
    raise up2dateErrors.RpmError(
up2date_client.up2dateErrors.RpmError: RPM error.  The message was:
Could not determine what version of Red Hat Linux you are running.
If you get this error, try running

                rpm --rebuilddb
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