Re: Check RPM database?

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At 6:53 PM -0500 11/15/06, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
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>Tony Nelson writes:
>
>> Is there a way to check the RPM database for validity?  I know how to
>> rebuild it, and where it is stored, and that when yum says that the
>> database is corrupt that I must do something about it, but is there a way
>> to test it before total failure?
>
>Well, "rpm -q -a -V" is going to go and read pretty much all the bits in the
>rpm database.  If something's busted, you're likely going to hit it.

rpm -Va checks the possibly corrupt database's opinion of the filesystem,
and may be considered a check on the database's accuracy.  If RPM doesn't
crash while doing it, nothing much is proved about its validity.

Is there a tool or command to check the RPM database for being corrupt?
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