1) This could be anything. From file system corruption, to a bug.
2) rpm --rebuilddb will do what you need.
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-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of M. Fioretti Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 8:27 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Damaged rpm database?
Hello,
while doing some maintenance on a Centos 4.4 box, I ran rpm -qa --last and got:
error: rpmdb: damaged header #91 retrieved -- skipping. ...lots of lines identical to the one above and finally:
the_last_package_I_installed_yesterday.rpm all the other rpms in reverse installation order
I've seen via google that this should mean there is a damaged rpm database and it should be rebuilt with one or two command, however:
1) how can I find out _why_ the damage happened? 2) what are the right command and options to restore the database?
The examples I've found are 5+ years old, so I'm not really inclined to run them as they are.
TIA, Marco _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos