Re: SuSE 8.1: rpm segfaults
From: Helge Preuss (spam.preuss_at_fhi-berlin.mpg.de)
Date: 11/13/03
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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:11:15 +0100
Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> "mjt" <mjtobler@removethis_consultant.com> wrote in message
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>>On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:57:58 +0100, Helge Preuss
>
> <spam.preuss@fhi-berlin.mpg.de> wrote:
>
>>>I'm not aware of having fiddled with rpm or any configuration files, but
>>>all of a sudden rpm dumps core w
>>
>>... have you tried with the '-vv' switch? if nothing is
>>revealed, you might try running it through 'strace' and
>>see what it shows
>
>
> RPM also uses a database, in /usr/lib/rpm under RedHat. Could you have
> accidentally edited files there, or rebooted the machine while an RPM
> installation was happening? And can you duplicate /usr/lib/rpm somewhere
> safe and run "rpm --rebuilddb"?
>
I tried that, didn't work. I will follow Michael's advice and reinstall
rpm from using an install CD, I guess. As soon as I can afford to reboot
the system.
-- hint: my first name is not "spam"!
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