yum db error - what to do?
alan
alan at clueserver.org
Thu Feb 1 18:50:40 UTC 2007
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Dave Stevens wrote:
> trying to do yuom install scribus I get this:
>
> Component: Software Installer
> Summary: TB6b5e0e87 config.py:661:_getsysver:TypeError: rpmdb open
> failed
This is one of two problems.
Either it is the rpm locking problem (which is a known issue). Reboot the
machine and see if the problem goes away. If it does, then it is a known
issue.
I have also seen some problems where yum errors out. Running "yum clean
all" seems to fix the problem.
If those two fail try "rpm --rebuilddb".
Hope that helps.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/sbin/system-install-packages", line 243, in ?
> main()
> File "/usr/sbin/system-install-packages", line 236, in main
> pkginst = SinglePackageInstaller()
> File "/usr/sbin/system-install-packages", line 57, in __init__
> GraphicalYumBase.__init__(self, False)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 124,
> in
> __init__
> plugin_types=(yum.plugins.TYPE_CORE,))
> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 125, in
> doConfigSetup
> self.conf = config.readMainConfig(startupconf)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 598, in
> readMainConfig
> yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot,
> startupconf.distroverpkg)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 661, in
> _getsysver
> idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg)
> TypeError: rpmdb open failed
>
> Local variables in innermost frame:
> installroot: /
> ts: <rpmUtils.transaction.TransactionWrapper instance at 0x9323b0c>
> distroverpkg: redhat-release
>
> I get very similar messages doing just yum with no arguments.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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