[K12OSN] rpm hanging on v4.2.0

[Eric Harrison]

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Gavin Chester wrote:

> Using k12ltsp 4.2.0 with all latest updates:
>
> I have a problem with rpm action that google has not shed any light on
> for me so I put it to you good folks :^).
>
> I can perform rpm commands such as install and remove packages, and the
> correct action is taken, but when the action has supposedly finished the
> command just sits there on the blank next line without returning me to
> the prompt and giving me back the terminal.   I tried rpm --rebuilddb to
> see if it would fix it, but the same thing happens with that command -
> though I doubt it is rebuilding because not a lot of disk activity
> ensues.  The only way is to kill -9 any rpm command because even if I
> can wrest back control of the terminal session the rpm commands are
> hanging around in my process list long afterwards.  Anyone got any
> ideas?

I've never seen this on 4.2.0 (FC3), but if this were RH9 here is
what I would say...

run this command as root:

 	rm -i /var/lib/rpm/__db.00?

to remove /var/lib/rpm/__db.001, /var/lib/rpm/__db.002, /var/lib/rpm/__db.003

-Eric