Verifying rpms as root compared to user - missing files

[Jim Cornette]

Phil Knirsch wrote:
> Jim Cornette wrote:
> 
>> After reinstalling a lot of packages that failed verification for 
>> missing elements due to the earlier problem, the below rpms still show 
>> missing (just two entries as root, many more as user, not visible to 
>> user)
>>
>> missing     /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.12/chrome/overlayinfo/global/content
>> missing     /var/cache/foomatic
>>
>> How would one get these two missing files installed? I tried several 
>> options to rpm on the yum downloaded rpms. --replacefiles 
>> -replacepkgs, totally removing and reinstalling the rpms. Removing the 
>> rpms, cheaning the directories where the files live, but no luck.
>>
>> Rpm verification as user sent me on a wild goose chase. (firestarter, 
>> chrooted stuff and the like.)
>>
>> Jim
>>
> 
> Funny enough, i stumbled across exactly those verify "errors" yesterday.
> 
> The problem lies in the postscripts that are run from those packages. 
> Mozilla runs /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.8/mozilla-rebuild-databases.pl which 
> basically removes everything in 
> /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.12/chrome/overlayinfo/ and recreates it from 
> scratch. Foomatic has this as the first few lines of it's postinstall 
> script:
> 
> if [ -d /var/cache/foomatic ] ; then
>    /bin/rm -rf /var/cache/foomatic
> fi
> 
> So, no wonder /var/cache/foomatic is missing after an install/updateb ;)
> 
> For mozilla, i'm nor sure what can/should be done. For foomatic otoh it 
> would be much better to remove the contents of /var/cache/foomatic only, 
> not the complete directory.
> 
> Read ya, Phil
> 

Thanks for the feedback. I guess the system is clean as I can get it for 
now. At least the test condition works.

I believe I ran the mozilla script from a shell after reading something 
from a google search on the fedoralegacy list, but with the 12 instead 
of 7 after mozilla-1.7.n
The missing file content for mozilla went down to only the one listed 
above after the script completed.

Jim