Blaž Bogataj wrote: > rpmdb --initdb work for me I really cannot let this statement stand on its own there. In the best case rpmdb --initdb does *not* do anything, because it sees that there already is an rpmdb in place. See for yourself: | [root@reboot ~]# ls -l /var/lib/rpm/ | total 29860 | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 4878336 Sep 27 00:58 Basenames | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 26 14:57 Conflictname | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 1761280 Sep 27 00:58 Dirnames | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 5152768 Sep 27 00:58 Filemd5s | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 27 00:58 Group | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 16384 Sep 27 00:58 Installtid | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 24576 Sep 27 00:58 Name | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 20668416 Sep 27 00:58 Packages | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 180224 Sep 27 00:58 Providename | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 77824 Sep 27 00:58 Provideversion | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 25 13:27 Pubkeys | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 196608 Sep 27 00:58 Requirename | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 110592 Sep 27 00:58 Requireversion | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 77824 Sep 27 00:58 Sha1header | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 45056 Sep 27 00:58 Sigmd5 | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 27 00:58 Triggername | [root@reboot ~]# rpmdb --initdb | [root@reboot ~]# ls -l /var/lib/rpm/ | total 29904 | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 4878336 Sep 27 00:58 Basenames | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 26 14:57 Conflictname | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 Oct 4 13:02 __db.001 | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1318912 Oct 4 13:02 __db.002 | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 450560 Oct 4 13:02 __db.003 | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 1761280 Sep 27 00:58 Dirnames | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 5152768 Sep 27 00:58 Filemd5s | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 27 00:58 Group | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 16384 Sep 27 00:58 Installtid | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 24576 Sep 27 00:58 Name | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 20668416 Oct 4 13:02 Packages | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 180224 Sep 27 00:58 Providename | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 77824 Sep 27 00:58 Provideversion | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 25 13:27 Pubkeys | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 196608 Sep 27 00:58 Requirename | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 110592 Sep 27 00:58 Requireversion | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 77824 Sep 27 00:58 Sha1header | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 45056 Sep 27 00:58 Sigmd5 | -rw-r--r-- 1 rpm rpm 12288 Sep 27 00:58 Triggername In the worst case, you create an empty rpm database. Which normally means "reinstall everything". And that can be had easier. So "rpmdb --initdb" is a command you normally *do not* want to use on a live system - or maybe only for creating an empty rpm database somewhere else on your system for chroot builds or similar. In three words: "--initdb considered harmful". Ralph -- Ralph Angenendt......ra@xxxxxxxxxxxx | .."Text processing has made it possible Bayerischer Rundfunk...80300 München | ....to right-justify any idea, even one Programmbereich.Bayern 3, Jugend und | .which cannot be justified on any other Multimedia.........Tl:089.5900.16023 | ..........grounds." -- J. Finnegan, USC
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