Re: rpm --root

[Allen Wayne Best <linux-rpm atoka-software com>]

On Sunday 21 September 2003 14:10, Jeff Johnson pronounced:
> Allen Wayne Best wrote:
> >hi all:
> >
> >can anyone affirm that 'rpm --root /mnt/sysimage' will do what i think the
> > man page is saying it will do: install the rpms in the system directories
> > starting at /mnt/sysimage  and not in the current /.
>
> Yes, that's --root behavior.
>
> >a rh9 installation went south, way south, after appling all the current
> > rh9 updates. now is get a segmentation fault when i do a chroot
> > /mnt/sysimage, and get same when i try to boot the system. as by one on
> > information, the same was happening during ( and not before) the rpm -Fuh
> > of the the updates.
> >
> >any input is greatly appreciated. i really don't want to hose the system
> >worse! :)
>
> Anaconda might be easiest. Rename /var/lib/rpm, and do minimal install,
> but don't remake a file system
> on your existing partitions.  Once you're booted, replace /var/lib/rpm,
> and use -Va to figger what's
> changed.
>
> 73 de Jeff

if i understand you correctly,

mv /var/lib/rpm /var/lib/old.rpm (the entire directory!)
install as if fresh install
install the least necessary
don't install a file system
(this part i am not following you on... could you explain a bit more??)
-- 
regards,
allen wayne best, esq
"your friendly neighborhood rambler owner"
"my rambler will go from 0 to 105"
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