-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:11:43 -0600, Miguel M wrote: > While trying (for security reasons) to remove the > portmap service, I have found two issues about > which I kindly request your comments: > > -------------------------------------------------- > > 1. Cyclic RPM dependency ypbind<->yp-tools > > portmap is needed by ypbind-1.11-2 > ypbind is needed by yp-tools-2.7-3 > yp-tools is needed by ypbind-1.11-2 > > > I solved this issue by typing: > > # rpm -e --nodeps ypbind > # rpm -e yp-tools "rpm -e ypbind yp-tools" would have worked without problems. > Is this cyclic dependency a design flaw or > a mechanism to keep both packages installed > simultaneously or none of the above? The latter. > 2. After uninstalling ypbind and yp-tools, I get > these portmap uninstall script errors: > error: %preun(portmap-4.0-46) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 > error: %trigger(portmap-4.0-46) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 Upon uninstall, the preun script runs: ---snip--- service portmap stop > /dev/null 2>&1 /sbin/chkconfig --del portmap ---snip--- Since you've removed the package already, it's too late to test this manually. Or can you reproduce above errors if you re-install the package and erase it again? Does running above two lines give any error? The only other thing in the preun script which could need a change is adding double-quotes in the first line. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE92wFP0iMVcrivHFQRAnrNAJ9tiQQbW9kn4fcHyL5tDZelRRmYhACeL5vj P87QtH4mYR/tWHP5CDn5Jt0= =Bc6k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
