Re: [K12OSN] bad rpm database after restore from backup

[Julius Szelagiewicz <julius turtle com>]

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-01-03 at 20:03, Julius Szelagiewicz wrote:
> > 	I did all that immediately, to no avail, what i get for my efforts
> > is: "rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Packages: unexpected file type or format"
> > "error: can not open packages index"
> >
> > removing all the files in the /var/lib/rpm and running recovery creates
> > empty databas and apt-get loads signatures only. this server appears to be
> > cursed ... julius
> >
>
> I'm beginning to think you might have bad ram which would cause
> completely unpredictable things (like database corruption) to
> happen.  I'd try restoring /var/lib/rpm from your backup again
> and then run /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify Packages (or db_verify
> Packages, depending on your version).  You might be able to fix
> it with db_dump and db_load if it is mostly OK.
>
> If you have time, run the memory test from the install CD.

Les,
	you must be very, very smart - you think the way i do ;-) memory
test run several times - comes clean. restored ..../rpm from 2 separate
backups (call me paranoid, but i wish i went for 3). I am beginning to
think that i might need to *reinstall* 3.1.2 and then do a partial
restore, leave var and most of etc and usr alone, remove cups, apt-get
instal lprng, run "checkpc -f" .... goodness gracious, another sunday at
work!
	neither rpmdb_verify nor db_verify found on the server. depression
sets in. julius