--howdy --i did a rebuild of the database to fix this, --but what i don't get is under what circumstances --i would need to rebuild and how often? i haven't --installed anything new or changed the OS for anything. --can someone tell me what would the frequency --be for 'rpm --rebuilddb'? --thanks. -X [snip] error: db4 error(13) from dbenv->open: Permission denied error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Permission denied (13) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm no packages [/snip] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list