RPM search as user fails and works with root user

kais1 · 08-27-2012, 03:18 PM

Hai all,

We have Linux RHEL 4 Itanium installed on 2 servers.

[oracle@db1 ~]$ uname -a
Linux servername 2.6.9-55.EL #1 SMP Fri Apr 20 16:30:19 EDT 2007 ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux

Any clue ?

Kai

chrism01 · 08-27-2012, 08:37 PM

1. if you want non-root user to be able to run those rpm cmds, you'll want them IN the rpm group.
eg

Code:

 open("/var/lib/rpm/__db.001", O_RDWR) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)

2. The above may also be the cause of

Code:

.... libm.so.6.1 ... No such file or directory
... libc.mo ... No such file or directory

OR they really don't exist ie are not installed

kais1 · 08-28-2012, 02:33 PM

Thanks Chris.

1.We have the files missing in node 2 too, but the same command works fine in node 2 as non-root user

Kai

chrism01 · 08-28-2012, 06:53 PM

There's something seriously messed up with your rpm SW, any user should be able to

Code:

 rpm -qa | grep glibc

I just double checked with a non-priv user on one of my systems; no problem...

Try

Code:

rpm --rebuilddb

I'd also x-check the ownerships, perms & selinux (not on RHEL4 though) settings on both systems for the rpm SW & rpm db
On my RHEL5 & RHEL6 systems, I'd check the /var/lib/rpm dir contents.

See http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-...-database.html

NB: do the rebuilddb after checking/setting owners/perms etc.

BTW: you do know RHEL4 went out of regular support in Feb http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/ ?

kais1 · 09-01-2012, 06:15 AM

Thanks Chris. I tried rebuilding the RPM, but issue still exists.

Kai

chrism01 · 09-02-2012, 06:11 AM

So, did you add the user to the rpm group?

kais1 · 09-02-2012, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrism01

So, did you add the user to the rpm group?

Yes . Chris. I tried the same , but still not working. Wondering what else could be the problem.

Kai

chrism01 · 09-02-2012, 06:22 PM

I guess you're going to have to slog through checking the working user against the non-working one..
Check the login files line by line, ownerships, groups, perms, acls ...