Hi,
I have a linux redhat 8 system. After using the "redhat-config-packages"
to remove some software I can no longer use the "rpm" command.
The "rpm" just hung. Any ideas how to fix this problem. Thanks.

Shane

"H" <sh302@lycos.com> wrote in message
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> I have a linux redhat 8 system. After using the
> "redhat-config-packages" to remove some software I can no longer use
> the "rpm" command.
> The "rpm" just hung. Any ideas how to fix this problem. Thanks.

It may be fixable, depending of course on what software you removed.

Have you done an "rpm --rebuild" yet, just to see if that helps things?


tony

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On 1/30/2004 4:01 AM, I believe that H wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a linux redhat 8 system. After using the "redhat-config-packages"
> to remove some software I can no longer use the "rpm" command.
> The "rpm" just hung. Any ideas how to fix this problem. Thanks.
>

This is a known issue with rpm that came with RHL 8.0.
As root, remove the __db.* files in /var/lib/rpm/ and rebuild your rpm
database using the command 'rpm --rebuildb'

HTH,
Tim

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:01:30 -0800, H wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a linux redhat 8 system. After using the "redhat-config-packages"
> to remove some software I can no longer use the "rpm" command. The "rpm"
> just hung. Any ideas how to fix this problem. Thanks.
>
> Shane

Go to your /var/lib/rpm directory and delete the __db.00* files.
Then do a rpm --rebuilddb. That should take care of the problem.

Tim Wunder <twunder@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote in message news:<IWsSb.2$AJ.45183@news.abs.net>...
> On 1/30/2004 4:01 AM, I believe that H wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have a linux redhat 8 system. After using the "redhat-config-packages"
> > to remove some software I can no longer use the "rpm" command.
> > The "rpm" just hung. Any ideas how to fix this problem. Thanks.
> >
>
> This is a known issue with rpm that came with RHL 8.0.
> As root, remove the __db.* files in /var/lib/rpm/ and rebuild your rpm
> database using the command 'rpm --rebuildb'
>
> HTH,
> Tim

Thanks, it fixed the problem.

Shane