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Old 06-18-2003, 12:20 PM   #1
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Unhappy RPM Problems


Well, first the apt-get function wouldn't read my package list, then RPM wouldn't read my database, then I attempted to rebuild the RPM database and it gave this error after about 3 minutes:

error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: Device or resource busy

So whats happening and what can I do to fix this?
 
Old 06-18-2003, 12:24 PM   #2
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the database may well have become locked, a stale file may be sitting there. try adding a couple of extra -v's to the commend line for a stupid amount of information.
 
Old 06-18-2003, 01:22 PM   #3
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Well, there was about 10,000 lines of output, but I gave the last 20 or so that looked important:

D: read h# 818 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e
D: +++ h# 820 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e
D: adding "switchdesk-gnome" to Name index.
D: adding "switchdesk-gnome" to Basenames index.
D: adding "User Interface/Desktops" to Group index.
D: adding 13 entries to Requirename index.
D: adding "switchdesk-gnome" to Providename index.
D: adding "/usr/bin/" to Dirnames index.
D: adding 13 entries to Requireversion index.
D: adding "3.9.8-15" to Provideversion index.
D: adding 1 entries to Installtid index.
D: adding 1 entries to Sigmd5 index.
D: adding "d0d20802fbb7306159ca28db14c44a0dad149086" to Sha1header index.
D: adding 1 entries to Filemd5s index.
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: Device or resource busy
D: removed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Pubkeys
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Filemd5s
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Sha1header
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Sigmd5
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Installtid
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Provideversion
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Requireversion
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Dirnames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Triggername
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Conflictname
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Providename
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Requirename
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Group
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Basenames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Name
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Packages
D: removed db environment /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231/Packages
D: removing directory /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.3231
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
 
Old 06-18-2003, 01:43 PM   #4
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Try this:

rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb
 
Old 06-18-2003, 02:02 PM   #5
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Well, I have slightly different output now:

D: adding 14 entries to Filemd5s index.
D: read h# 818 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e
D: +++ h# 820 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e
D: adding "libgcj" to Name index.
D: adding 20 entries to Basenames index.
D: adding "System Environment/Libraries" to Group index.
D: adding 26 entries to Requirename index.
D: adding 2 entries to Providename index.
D: adding "kaffe" to Conflictname index.
D: adding 7 entries to Dirnames index.
D: adding 26 entries to Requireversion index.
D: adding 2 entries to Provideversion index.
D: adding 1 entries to Installtid index.
D: adding 1 entries to Sigmd5 index.
D: adding "e844ca9218e078e4fa3f8dee6e1781d5c75cb211" to Sha1header index.
D: adding 20 entries to Filemd5s index.
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: Device or resource busy
D: removed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Pubkeys
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Filemd5s
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Sha1header
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Sigmd5
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Installtid
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Provideversion
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Requireversion
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Dirnames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Triggername
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Conflictname
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Providename
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Requirename
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Group
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Basenames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Name
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Packages
D: removed db environment /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000/Packages
D: removing directory /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.4000
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages


Well I have to go to work now, I'll check back around midnight or so. Thanks in advance!!

Last edited by Bigun; 06-18-2003 at 02:03 PM.
 
Old 06-18-2003, 02:07 PM   #6
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It could be a zombied proccess - see if there are any rpm commands still running (if so then kill them):
ps -ef | grep rpm
 
Old 06-19-2003, 12:11 AM   #7
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I've rebooted several times, I doubt that it is a stale process, but I'll check first thing in the morning.
 
Old 06-19-2003, 11:05 AM   #8
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Nope, no stale progs.
 
Old 06-23-2003, 09:23 AM   #9
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I did some research on the net and I'm not finding anything. Does anyone have any clue whats happening?
 
Old 06-23-2003, 10:23 AM   #10
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Not that I'm experienced in any way, but can you find out which "Device or resource" is busy now? I mean, that's an awful difference, there, device or resource. Maybe then you see where it is locked.
 
Old 06-23-2003, 01:34 PM   #11
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I wish I knew......
 
Old 06-24-2003, 11:27 AM   #12
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Finally! Thanks to a recent post with the same problem it was fixed with one command line:

root]# LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19 rpm --rebuilddb

This came from: http://www.redhat.com/advice/ask_shadowman.html

And the URL came from: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=67572

I just wish cnjohnson would have read my post ealier. Thanks, you rock!

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