From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; Windows NT 5.0) Description of problem: I'm using Redhat 8.0 on many servers. Often on many of them, when using the rpm -Uhv command to install packages, often from redhat updates of redhat 8.0 distribution, rpm is freezing and i have to kill it with kill -9. After, i cannot install any rpm without rebooting. i tried to run rpm --rebuildb but nothing, i have to reboot. I have a friend at gleveque that is experiencing the same probleme with differents servers. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm-4.1-1.06 How reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to install rpm packages 2. rpm freeze, have to kill 3. have to reboot to use rpm again Actual Results: Rpm is working, but have to reboot Expected Results: Use rpm without rebooting Additional info:
I've got the same problem it only happened very recently so I assume the problem has to do with some update I recently added to the system.
Here's is my list of open file relating to rpm freezing. [root@localhost root]# lsof | grep -i rpm rcd 1047 root mem DEL 3,2 3293554 /tmp/rc-rpm-JO2DWU/rc-{rpm_rpmio_rpmdb}-4.0.4.so rcd 1047 root mem REG 3,2 8192 196610 /var/lib/rpm/__db.001 rcd 1047 root mem REG 3,2 298626 360577 /usr/lib/librpm-4.0.4.so rcd 1047 root mem REG 3,2 556284 360580 /usr/lib/librpmio-4.0.4.so rcd 1047 root mem REG 3,2 5476872 360579 /usr/lib/librpmdb-4.0.4.so rcd 1047 root mem REG 3,2 1310720 196611 /var/lib/rpm/__db.002 rcd 1047 root mem REG 3,2 360448 196612 /var/lib/rpm/__db.003 rcd 1047 root 5r REG 3,2 22274048 196613 /var/lib/rpm/Packages rhn-apple 1248 martinjk mem REG 3,2 62848 3407899 /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rpm404module.so rhn-apple 1248 martinjk mem REG 3,2 298626 360577 /usr/lib/librpm-4.0.4.so rhn-apple 1248 martinjk mem REG 3,2 5476872 360579 /usr/lib/librpmdb-4.0.4.so rhn-apple 1248 martinjk mem REG 3,2 556284 360580 /usr/lib/librpmio-4.0.4.so rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 8192 196610 /var/lib/rpm/__db.001 rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 104935 3407904 /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rpmmodule.so rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 324901 360720 /usr/lib/librpm-4.1.so rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 905208 360722 /usr/lib/librpmdb-4.1.so rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 827540 360723 /usr/lib/librpmio-4.1.so rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 1310720 196611 /var/lib/rpm/__db.002 rhn_check 2688 root mem REG 3,2 360448 196612 /var/lib/rpm/__db.003 rhn_check 2688 root 5r REG 3,2 32100 2539665 /usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py rhn_check 2688 root 7r REG 3,2 13982 2539667 /usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmUtils.py rhn_check 2688 root 8r REG 3,2 22274048 196613 /var/lib/rpm/Packages
Stale lock problems are fixed in rpm-4.1.1, currently available at ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/test-4.1.1