very newbie here

using redhat 9

I am trying to install samba 3.0.2a-1. This is the first rpm install I've tried. When using the install command # rpm -ivh [filename] I get the following error message:

error: cannot create %sourcedir/usr/src/redhat/sources

Do I have to make a directory to put it in? What directory do I put it in?If so how do I specify rpm to put it there?

Thanks

Ticro

That meesage either means you need to be root to create a directory, or a directory is missing, or the directory is write protected. It could also mean the directory is undefined because of an error in the rpm file.

*are you root?
*is the file a .RPM or a .SRC.RPM which is different?

i also find the answer on this question.
platform: Red Hat Advansed Server 3.0

i'm root.
i want to install mc-4.5.55-5.src.rpm

when i run:
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[root@rhas root]# rpm -ivvh /sawoy/mc-4.5.55-5.src.rpm
D: ============== /sawoy/mc-4.5.55-5.src.rpm
D: Expected size: 5973578 = lead(96)+sigs(433)+pad(7)+data(5973042)
D: Actual size: 5973578
D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages create:cdb:mpool
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0
D: locked db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys rdonly mode=0x0
warning: /sawoy/mc-4.5.55-5.src.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID db42a60e
D: added source package [0]
D: found 1 source and 0 binary packages
D: Expected size: 5973578 = lead(96)+sigs(433)+pad(7)+data(5973042)
D: Actual size: 5973578
error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

how i can install this package?

i fiound answer.

I have the same problem AMD x86_64 fedora 8. What was your solution?

One way at least is to build the rpm

Suppose the .src.rpm is in /usr/src

rpmbuild --rebuild package.src.rpm

You should then find the binary rpm in the /usr/src/redhat somewhere, and install as usual

I'm just adding this because it was never properly answered and the thread indexes high on google:

# yum install rpm-build

You are probably missing the rpm-build package. That package creates the missing directory.

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