RPM problems!

[sloopy]

On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 10:01, electric avatar wrote:
> Hi guys and gals!
> 
> Every time I try install some rpm package I get this
> message. 
> 
> rpmdb: PANIC: Invalid argument
> rpmdb: fatal region error detected; run recovery
> rpmdb: fatal region error detected; run recovery

one or two lines deleted

> error: db4 error(-30982) from db->close:
> DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
> rpmdb: fatal region error detected; run recovery
> error: db4 error(-30982) from dbenv->close:
> DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
> 
> 
> My question is: How I run a database recovery for rpm
> package? Or how can I fix this problem?
> 

man rpm (quoted)
 
   REBUILD DATABASE OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm rebuild database command is
 
       rpm {--initdb|--rebuilddb} [-v] [--dbpath DIRECTORY] [--root
DIRECTORY]
 
       Use  --initdb  to create a new database, use --rebuilddb to
rebuild the
       database indices from the installed package headers.
 

which basically means:

rpm --rebuilddb


and then if it still gives you errors... that isnt good...


sloopy.