On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:44:06AM -0500, Margaret_Doll wrote: > I then issued "rpm -e kernel-2.4.18-14" and the process never came > back. "ps" show the process running with no time. "top" doesn't show > the command at all. Files from 2.4.18-14 is no longer in /boot. > /etc/grub/grub.conf no longer includes references to 1.3.18-14. > > I am currently running "rpm --rebuilddb", but the process is not taking > any CPU according to "top" > > Is it safe to reboot the system? Yes, but you do not need to. First kill -9 all rpm processes that are still running (or sleeping). Then rm all files that look like __db.001,2,3 in /var/lib/rpm. Finally run rpm --rebuilddb. It should not hang this time. There are numerous problems with stale lock files etc, if you search in bugzilla you can find some more details. regards john -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
