Re: rpm database broken

[Francois Massonneau <frmas free fr>]

> > I guess my rpm database is broken ;-(
> > I can't rebuild it, whatever I try :
> > rpmdb --rebuilddb
> > rpm --rebuilddb
> >
> > Now I have hundred of lines like those ones and it finishes with a
> > segmentation fault.
> >
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     423 blob size(3368): BAD, 8 +
> > 16 * il(17) + dl(3056)
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > etc..../.
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     957 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID 66534c2b
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     957 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID 66534c2b
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h#     956 Header V3 DSA signature:
> > BAD, key ID db42a60e
> > Erreur de segmentation
> > [root celtes2 archives]#
> >
> > Does someone can give me a way to rebuild it ?
> > Thanks. Francois
>
> Do this (as root):
>
>   cd /var/lib/rpm
>   rm -f __db.00[123]
>   rpm --rebuilddb

:-( It doesn't work Bob. Same error messages
Francois