Hi All- I just resolved this; I had no /var/tmp in my chroot area. I guess the rc (2) is a standard shell rc (NOENT). Works fine once I added /var/tmp. Strange that %post scripts worked but %pre did not... -Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Hanson > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:31 PM > To: RPM Package Manager > Subject: %pre script failures in alternate root > > Hi All - > > I'm installing a bunch of packages to an alternate root > (rpm --root option). _All_ my packages with %pre scripts fail > like this: > > error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping > tcpdump-3.7.2-0.0.0.5.0 > > All the %post scripts run fine. 'rpm -vv' doesn't show > any additional info; it seems that the %pre scripts do not > even get started. > Anybody know of any strange interaction between '--root' and > %pre scripts? > > -Aaron > > > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
