On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 11:18:40 -0500, Joe Nestlerode wrote: > Previously: > > root / >> rpm --rebuilddb error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: > > Device or resource busy > > Thanks to all who replied. I poked around in the rpm-list archives > where someone said this error message was a bug, and that updating rpm > should fix it. So I updated to the latest release I could find > (rpm-4.2-1), but I *still* get the error. Now, however, the db seems to > be at least partially rebuilt. Prefer "rpm -vv --rebuilddb" as it will give output during rebuild. It is normal, that the __db.* files reappear afterwards. > I say partially because rpm -q for a lot > of packages that I know are installed (ie, kernel) still returns > "package not installed". Please give a demonstration. > Oh, also, someone mentioned lock files. Are they the ones such as > '__db.001' and should I be deleting them before rebuild attempts? Yes, after you made sure that no rpm process (or equivalent package utility) is still running. --
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