Help with RPM rebuilddb

[Ian Burrell]

On 9/23/06, Myles Green <rmg57 at telus.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:33:25 -0400 (EDT)
> Tom Diehl <tdiehl at rogueind.com> wrote:
>
> > The way to correct your problem is to do "rm /var/lib/rpm/__db.00* and
> > then run rpm --rebuilddb. That will most likely fix your problem.
>
> > Myles Green wrote:
> >> My solution was to delete the rpm db and the re-run rpm --rebuilddb
>
> /me scratches head...
>
> Isn't that what I said without all the panic and whoop'la ??
>

You said "delete the rpm db".  The rpm db is everything in
/var/lib/rpm.  Your comment is at best ambiguous and if interpreted
incorrectly can lead catastrophe.  It is best to be clear when that is
a possibility.

 - Ian