-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:42:59 -0500, Michael Stack wrote: > I'm having the following two problems with my RedHat 8.0 system, and I > suspect they may be related to one another, but can't be sure. My problems > are as follows: FAQ on this list. > (1) Attempts to use "rpm" cause rpm to hang, requiring use of the "kill" > command to terminate them. I can actually install software via rpm, but the > rpm process never terminates. Attempts to use rpm to query the database hang > and return no results. > > (2) up2date completely hangs, with absolutely no output. Again, I have to go > and kill these processes manually. > > I tried using "rpm --rebuilddb", but this statement also hangs. > > I've noticed > there is an "initdb" flag, but I'm hesitant to use it, as it seems that it > will completely destroy my existing database. Last time I tried it, it didn't. You can always back up /var/lib/rpm and try it yourself. > Are these problems related? Is there a good solution to these problems? I > went and grabbed the latest version of up2date, but rpm told me I already > have the most recent version... Killing RPM is correct when normal interruption doesn't work. Then run: rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__* Then run: rpm --rebuilddb You may need to repeat this everytime RPM hangs again. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+bNHb0iMVcrivHFQRAoyzAJ9191/QBJdqYZzDTBwHbrkt77EHfwCeNR7F lplqJ9Mfz0MXDncW+JLBKnA= =r8r/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
