I get: "rpm: only installation, upgrading, rmsource and rmspec may be forced"
Thanks, James On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 08:49, Otto Haliburton wrote: > Use the --force option to either erase or build > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Pifer > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:34 AM > > To: RedHat List > > Subject: Problem with RPM on RedHat 9 > > > > I'm running Redhat 9 on several systems. I just installed a new system > > for testing some stuff and started having this problem: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# rpm --rebuilddb > > error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: Device or resource busy > > > > Well, it started when I was unable to remove an rpm, so I tried > > rebuilding the rpmdb. I did some searching and apparently there is/was > > a > > bugtrap on this, but that it has been closed even though no real fix > > is > > available. That could be incorrect information. > > > > I tried moving the rpmdd to /tmp and rebuilding it, but I get the same > > error. I can rebuild the system in question, but I'm concerned about > > this happening on my others and what to do. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > James > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
