Re: RH9: RPM Lockup

["Neil Streeter" <nstreeter nmc edu>]

Try these...

rm -rf /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb

then try rpm -i again...

later,
ns

> I was logged in as root each time.
>
> geno
> --------------------
> On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 12:32, Walter Worth wrote:
>> On Saturday, 28 Jun 03, geno <geno pop net> wrote:
>> > When I use either 'rpm -i' or 'rpm -ivh' to try to
>> > install an
>> > RH9-specific RPM downloaded from either RHN or
>> > Freshrpms,the machine
>> > will accept the instruction without error message,
>> > but then nothing
>> > happens.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any thoughts on how I can find out
>> > what is happening?
>> >
>>
>> You must be logged in as root to add or remove
>> packages. You may, however, list installed packages,
>> query packages for information, or verify a package's
>> contents without root permissions. If rpm -i is run by
>> someone who is not the root user, the command will
>> fail. The output will indicate that the /var/lib/rpm
>> database could not be open. Log in as root and try
>> again. Rpm -ivh is a valid command and with the -h
>> option, rpm chugs out 50 hash marks (#) until the
>> package is done installing.Some problems can occur -
>> package dependencies errors -- if the package you are
>> installing requires additional packages for it to work
>> properly, you will see an error noting the missing
>> package. You should get and install that package
>> before trying your package again. (You can override
>> the failure with install options but I don't recommend
>> that because your package may not work without the
>> dependent package.
>>
>> Non-root user errors (use must be "root". :)
>>
>>
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