Dear All, we installed redhat ES 4 on our Dell PowerEdge 2850, by downloading the official ISO cds from redhat network. We then did a whole system update using official up2date. Done this, it seems that every official rpm package installation, de-installation fails during the execution of the pre-install, post-install scripts: [root@sulx01 ~]# rpm -evv mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1 D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages joinenv D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0 D: locked db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Name rdonly mode=0x0 D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys rdonly mode=0x0 D: read h# 645 Header sanity check: OK D: ========== DSA pubkey id 219180cddb42a60e D: read h# 468 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e D: ========== --- mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1 x86_64/linux 0x2 D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Requirename rdonly mode=0x0 D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Requirename D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Name D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages joinenv D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages create mode=0x42 D: mounted filesystems: D: i dev bsize bavail iavail mount point [...] D: sanity checking 1 elements D: computing 54 file fingerprints D: computing file dispositions D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames create mode=0x42 D: read h# 258 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e D: read h# 267 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e D: read h# 298 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e D: read h# 896 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e D: ========== --- mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1 x86_64-linux 0x2 D: erase: mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1 has 54 files, test = 0 D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Name create mode=0x42 D: read h# 468 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Triggername create mode=0x42 D: erase: %preun(mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1.x86_64) asynchronous scriptlet start D: erase: %preun(mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1.x86_64) execv(/bin/sh) pid 7405 D: erase: waitpid(7405) rc 7405 status ff00 secs 0.000 error: %preun(mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Triggername D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Name D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages I was able to remove that package only with the command: rpm -e --noscripts, but this isn't good at all! If I try to install the newest version of the same pkg I always get this "scriptlet failed, exit status 255". [root@sulx01 My Downloads]# rpm -i mysql-server-4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1.x86_64.rpm error: %pre(mysql-server-4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping mysql-server-4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1 Any ideas how to solve/investigate this? Many thanks. BR/Roberto _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
