On Wed, 04 May 2005 15:22:09 +0100, Mark Farmer wrote: > Michael Schwendt wrote: > >>You could try rpm --rebuilddb > >>That should build a new database > > > > > > No, it won't do that in this case. The manual page contains a hint why it > > won't work. > > > > Good point :-) > > Extract from the rpm man page: > > use --rebuilddb to rebuild the database indices from the installed package headers. > > The headers are obviously in /var/lib/rpm - I guess the file 'Sha1header' is the one > in question? No. /var/lib/rpm/Packages is the main database. Don't expect --rebuilddb to _create_ a database out of nothing. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
