Yum erase glibc

Divya Sankaran · 02-03-2012, 07:44 AM

I did a yum erase glibc on my linux redhat machine and it deleted a lot of files including some importatnt files! Now I am unable to even enter the machine because it says the root password is wrong. Now what to do to enter the machine first and then reinstall all the packages!!!! Please help me.

unSpawn · 02-03-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Divya Sankaran

I did a yum erase glibc on my linux redhat machine and it deleted a lot of files including some importatnt files! Now I am unable to even enter the machine because it says the root password is wrong. Now what to do to enter the machine first and then reinstall all the packages!!!! Please help me.

Boot the installer or a Live CD, configure network, download glibc .rpm package, cd / and then 'rpm2cpio|cpio -idv' unpack it. After (and if) the machine boots use You to down load and --force install the package again.

knudfl · 02-03-2012, 11:15 AM

Two packages are required for "glibc", I think :
glibc and glibc-common .

You may be out of luck, if you didn't stop 'yum erase glibc'
immediately : 98 % of all packages depend on glibc,
and were removed too by that command.
! Glibc is your OS (Together with the kernel)
and should never be touched !

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John VV · 02-03-2012, 02:20 PM

you will not do that again
reinstall the operating system

unSpawn · 02-04-2012, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by John VV

reinstall the operating system

If the OP can access the system using a Live CD that's rather disporportionate.

chrism01 · 02-05-2012, 06:13 PM

On a RH system, you should be able to boot from the install media and type

Code:

linux rescue

# then after its done, use this example ;
# amend rpm names as needed

chroot /mnt/sysimage

rpm -ivh --replacepkgs --root /mnt/sysimage /mnt/source/Server/bash-3*.rpm