Re: error: can't unlink opt-RPMDELETE: directory

[Andrew Chapman <a91anch atcc necsys com>]

> 
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 10:09:59AM -0600, Andrew Chapman wrote:
> > 
> > I have build an rpm file on my machine. I can install successfully
> > on my machine, but when a user tries to install on their machine
> > they get the message
> > 
> > error: can't unlink opt-RPMDELETE: directory
> > error: can't rename opt to opt-RPMDELETE:  directory
> > error: unpacking of archive failed on file opt: cpio: unlink failed - directory
> 
> > 
> 
> rpm appears to be attempting to remove a file or directory, and is displaying
> an errno through strerror that I don't recognize: "directory". Throw
> an strace on the rpm command to figger the exact errno.

Thank you for the rapid response.
I will ask the user to run with strace, and try to find if there
are any unusual file conflicts.

One quick question, I work on libraries, I am not a system 
administrator, so I do not have root permission. I build the 
rpm file in a 'non-root' account. Is this bad practice, should 
I build as root?

> 
> Does the package have a file/directory path that is a directory or
> file on the file system (i.e. you're attempting to replace a directory with
> file or vice versa). Just a guess ...
> 
> > 
> > The user tried using the rpm flag "-i --force --nodeps", and still
> > gets the error message.
> > 
> 
> FWIW, you're on your own if you insist on using the Big Hammer: --force.

The default install options I use are '-U --replacefiles' . This 
use of the Big Hammer was a last resourt, type of, if the Big 
Hammer does not work we will have to look elsewhere for the 
cause of the error.

Thank you,  Andrew

> 
> 73 de Jeff
> 
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> Jeff Johnson	ARS N3NPQ
> jbj@jbj.org	(jbj@redhat.com)
> Chapel Hill, NC
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