Here is the full story.
I was trying to remove an rpm from my server and a typo meant that I
accidently removed the rpm-4.2.3-10.i386.rpm RPM (ouch !!!).
In an attempt to recover I have another server with Centor 3.4 so I copied the
/bin/rpm script and /usr/lib/rpmrc script on to my knakered server (I thought
the rpm had not changed between these two releases).
I made the permission on /usr/lib/rpm the as those on the working server.
The last resort is to re-install the server. But if someone can send me the
/bin/rpm and /use/lib/rpmrc files then that may work am I right ?
On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 12:14 pm, Ryan Sweet wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, JCT wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I wonder if someone can help. My rpm db was corrupted.
> >
> > So I ran rm -f __db* followed rpm rebuild db which ran OK. But I keep
> > getting the following error.
> >
> > error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
> > warning: kernel-source-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature:
> > NOKEY, key ID 025e513b
> > error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
>
> that sounds like you don't have permission to read the rpm db. Are you
> sure that you are running as root or that you didn't change the permissions
> on /var/lib/rpm?
>
> -ryan
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Regards
JC
