Hello, I think I've found a bug: I'd like to use yum in install CD, but I don't have rpm database in ramdisk, as I don't need it. Just functional python, rpm, rpm-python & yum (plus few other things). I'm using yum --installroot=... ... to install system, and all works just fine, except yum prints some error messages about missing files at /var/lib/rpm/... at end. It is not causing some serious trouble, it's just cosmetic bug - I think yum should not try to open 'real' rpm databases, if it is working with installroot parameter. I could try to create patch, if needed (and if it's really bug and not some my failure ;) bye & thanks for great software Nik