[SOLVED] Resetting RHEL 5 WS rpm Database

cmnorton · 02-03-2011, 01:43 PM

My problem is I need a broad method to reset the rpm database on my
[almost] up-to-date RHEL 5 WS system.

I do not fiddle around with installing new things on this system or perform strange configurations.

A little over a week ago, I started encountering packages in conflict. I entered a RHEL help desk ticket that has been open for over a week. The person assigned the ticket is trying to clear one error at a time.

Once I remove the package in conflict, I get pending transactions; follow the instructions to clear those; and then get more conflicts. I'd like to reset everything without re-installing.

Is there a way?

Thanks.
cmn

szboardstretcher · 02-03-2011, 02:02 PM

read the manual for an explanation of what these commands do (man yum, man rpm): basically they rebuild the indexes and clear any cached data.

Code:

yum clean all

yum check-update

rpm --rebuilddb -vvvvvv

cmnorton · 02-04-2011, 08:51 AM

Many thanks for the help. I got my system to update again.