Try a "rpm --rebuilddb" On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 12:41, Patrick Beart wrote: > Folks: > > OK, ... I'm going a bit crazy, here. 8P > > I'm using RH 7.2. I installed Webmin last night, from the > RPM. Using the ... > > rpm -Uhv <file>.rpm > > ... command (as root). Everything went well, and Webmin is > installed. NOW, when I try to install Courier (mail server software) > that way, I'm getting database errors. Similar errors occur when I > try the above command as "user", btw. Here's a sample ... > > ------- > Preparing... rpmdb: read: 0x4007c394, 4096: Input/output error > rpmdb: unable to create/retrieve page 3810 > rpmdb: PANIC: Input/output error > error: db3 error(5) from dbcursor->c_get: Input/output error > error: db3 error(-30987) from dbcursor->c_close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: > Fatal error, run database recovery > error: db3 error(-30987) from db3c_open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, > run database recovery > error: db3 error(-30987) from db->get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, > run database recovery > ########################################### [100%] > ...snipped... > error: db3 error(-30987) from dbenv->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal > error, run database recovery > error: db3 error(-30987) from db_env_create: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal > error, run database recovery > error: db3 error(-30987) from dbenv->remove: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal > error, run database recovery > rpmdb: read: 0x40732b74, 4096: Input/output error > rpmdb: Overflow page 3810 has bogus prev_pgno value > rpmdb: Overflow item incomplete on page 3810 > error: db3 error(-30985) from db->verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database > verification failed > [root@Faraday i386]# > ------- > > I also tried to install "Nano" (a Pico-like editor, that > works better than Pico), and I'm getting the SAME database errors! > Weird. ;-/ > > What is missing, here? TIA > > > > > Patrick Beart > > P.S. Please respond to the list, as my E-mail (at the above listed > address) is broken. > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > Web Architecture & "iWeb4Biz" 503-774-8280 Portland, OR > Internet Consulting, Intelligent Web site Development & Secure site Hosting. > http://www.WebArchitecture.com/ > > "This is an era when nonsense has become acceptable and sanity is > controversial." > - Thomas Sowell > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >
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