On Fri, 2003-08-08 at 17:51, Sean Estabrooks wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] rpm]$ sudo rpm -rebuilddb
> > rpmdb: read: 0x403bd9fc, 4096: Input/output error
> > error: db4 error(5) from dbcursor->c_get: Input/output error
> > 
> > any Ideas?
> > 
> > Bret
> > 
> 
> there have been serious issues with rpm for quite some time as they
> try to implement a new threading model.   Try running the rebuild
> as root after setting the LD_ASSUME_KERNEL variable as such:
> 
> #(root):  export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
> #(root):  rpm --rebuilddb
> 
Thanks I'll try that

> 
> also looks like you dropped one of the dashes in front of the 
> rebuilddb option
> 

You are absolutely right!  I remember thinking when I started the
process that it would puke if it did not recognize the option.  hmm I
wonder what the -r -e -b -u -i -l -d options represent.  I am amazed
that it ran.

Bret


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