rpmdb

[acidbrain]

Hi there.

Got problem with my rpm's. When i try to do something on my server that deals with rpm's i get this:

rpmdb: unable to join the environment
error: db4 error(11) from dbenv->open: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Resource temporarily unavailable (11)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm

I tried this: rm -f /var/lib/rpm__db* and rpm --rebuilddb and got this:

rpmdb: unable to join the environment
error: db4 error(11) from dbenv->open: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot open Packages index

What's to be done? I've read all existing documentation and still nothing. I have a server running Red Hat Linux release 9 with 2.4.22-1.2199.nptl kernel.

 

[ericbrunson]

Are you doing it as root? A few times I've gotten locks so screwed up I had to reboot to free them (that pissed me off).

 

[acidbrain]

Yes did it as root. I've rebooted a few times buti still nothing.
What else coul i try?!
thanks.

 

[ericbrunson]

Try doing this:

export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5

Then try your rpm command.

 

[acidbrain]

great!!

export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5

then

rpm --rebuilddb

Thanks alot!

 

[ericbrunson]

If that fixed the problem, then the first thing you need to do is upgrade your glibc.