RPM database corrupt: rpm --rebuilddb and rm /var/lib/rpm/__* don't work.

[Declan McArdle]

Hi,

Following on from the rpm thread of last month, I believe I have a corrupt RPM database.

I've followed the instructions on http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/repairdb but I get as far as the SEGV. (I'll log a bug with Bugzilla as per Jeff Johnson's next instructions at the above page - but in the meantime...)

[root@bosher2 /]# rpm -qa
error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h# 182 Header V3 DSA signature: BAD, key ID db42a60e
newt-0.51.0-1
gnome-pim-1.2.0-13
error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h# 182 Header V3 DSA signature: BAD, key ID db42a60e
acl-2.0.11-2
[...]
error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h# 182 Header V3 DSA signature: BAD, key ID db42a60e
gdk-pixbuf-0.18.0-4
Segmentation fault

There appears to be an uncorrupt set of RPM database files in: /usr/lib/rpmdb/i386-redhat-linux/redhat - but I think they're from the install?

If anyone has any advice on how to fix this, I'd appreciate it.

Regards and thanks,
Declan McArdle.