We are getting the following from yum:

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so could not be loaded.

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.7.16 (default, Mar 12 2019, 21:23:24)
[GCC 6.3.0]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I don't really understand what this is about.  How do I fix this?  This is the OS level:
[root@crcoaixdev ~]# oslevel -s
Could not load program /usr/opt/freeware/bin/rpm:
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
7100-05-05-1939

Note that this issue is interfering with system commands as well.  Please advise.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

This problem is rather serious.  rpm and yum are essentially broken now.  It looks like libpopt is there but I guess it's the wrong version.  How do I fix this?

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# locate libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# ll /usr/lib/libpopt*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 32 Feb 23 14:49 /usr/lib/libpopt.a@ -> ../../opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a*

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 05:23 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

We care getting the following from yum:

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so could not be loaded.

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.7.16 (default, Mar 12 2019, 21:23:24)
[GCC 6.3.0]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I don't really understand what this is about.  How do I fix this?  This is the OS level:
[root@crcoaixdev ~]# oslevel -s
Could not load program /usr/opt/freeware/bin/rpm:
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
7100-05-05-1939

Note that this issue is interfering with system commands as well.  Please advise.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

it appears the updating samba* also had the effect of upgrading popt ... so before the upgrade we had:

[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.la
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.la
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

but now we have:
[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib64/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.a

With RPM and YUM both broken, it seems I'm screwed at the moment.  I would really appreciate some help fixing this.  Thanks.


------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 06:03 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

This problem is rather serious.  rpm and yum are essentially broken now.  It looks like libpopt is there but I guess it's the wrong version.  How do I fix this?

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# locate libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# ll /usr/lib/libpopt*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 32 Feb 23 14:49 /usr/lib/libpopt.a@ -> ../../opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a*

------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 05:23 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

We care getting the following from yum:

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so could not be loaded.

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.7.16 (default, Mar 12 2019, 21:23:24)
[GCC 6.3.0]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I don't really understand what this is about.  How do I fix this?  This is the OS level:
[root@crcoaixdev ~]# oslevel -s
Could not load program /usr/opt/freeware/bin/rpm:
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
7100-05-05-1939

Note that this issue is interfering with system commands as well.  Please advise.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

I'm still hoping for some help with this problem.  Is this here part of the solution? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/update-rpmrte-latest-version-resolve-rpm-errors-and-core-dumps

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 07:10 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

it appears the updating samba* also had the effect of upgrading popt ... so before the upgrade we had:

[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.la
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.la
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

but now we have:
[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib64/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.a

With RPM and YUM both broken, it seems I'm screwed at the moment.  I would really appreciate some help fixing this.  Thanks.


------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 06:03 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

This problem is rather serious.  rpm and yum are essentially broken now.  It looks like libpopt is there but I guess it's the wrong version.  How do I fix this?

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# locate libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# ll /usr/lib/libpopt*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 32 Feb 23 14:49 /usr/lib/libpopt.a@ -> ../../opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a*

------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 05:23 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

We care getting the following from yum:

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so could not be loaded.

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.7.16 (default, Mar 12 2019, 21:23:24)
[GCC 6.3.0]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I don't really understand what this is about.  How do I fix this?  This is the OS level:
[root@crcoaixdev ~]# oslevel -s
Could not load program /usr/opt/freeware/bin/rpm:
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
7100-05-05-1939

Note that this issue is interfering with system commands as well.  Please advise.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

I guess your rpm.rte version is old. Please update to the recent rpm.rte versions.
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/INSTALLP/ppc/

------------------------------
Ayappan P
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Wed February 24, 2021 01:20 AM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

I'm still hoping for some help with this problem.  Is this here part of the solution? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/update-rpmrte-latest-version-resolve-rpm-errors-and-core-dumps

------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 07:10 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

it appears the updating samba* also had the effect of upgrading popt ... so before the upgrade we had:

[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.la
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.la
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

but now we have:
[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib64/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.a

With RPM and YUM both broken, it seems I'm screwed at the moment.  I would really appreciate some help fixing this.  Thanks.


------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 06:03 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

This problem is rather serious.  rpm and yum are essentially broken now.  It looks like libpopt is there but I guess it's the wrong version.  How do I fix this?

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# locate libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# ll /usr/lib/libpopt*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 32 Feb 23 14:49 /usr/lib/libpopt.a@ -> ../../opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a*

------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 05:23 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

We care getting the following from yum:

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so could not be loaded.

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.7.16 (default, Mar 12 2019, 21:23:24)
[GCC 6.3.0]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I don't really understand what this is about.  How do I fix this?  This is the OS level:
[root@crcoaixdev ~]# oslevel -s
Could not load program /usr/opt/freeware/bin/rpm:
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
7100-05-05-1939

Note that this issue is interfering with system commands as well.  Please advise.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

Yes.  That seems to have fixed it.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Wed February 24, 2021 02:07 AM
From: Ayappan P
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

I guess your rpm.rte version is old. Please update to the recent rpm.rte versions.
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/INSTALLP/ppc/

------------------------------
Ayappan P

Original Message:
Sent: Wed February 24, 2021 01:20 AM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

I'm still hoping for some help with this problem.  Is this here part of the solution? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/update-rpmrte-latest-version-resolve-rpm-errors-and-core-dumps

------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 07:10 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

it appears the updating samba* also had the effect of upgrading popt ... so before the upgrade we had:

[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.la
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.la
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

but now we have:
[root@crcoaixdev lib]# locate libpopt
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-cmdline-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib/samba/libpopt-samba3-samba4.so
/opt/freeware/lib64/libpopt.a
/usr/lib/libpopt.a

With RPM and YUM both broken, it seems I'm screwed at the moment.  I would really appreciate some help fixing this.  Thanks.


------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 06:03 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

This problem is rather serious.  rpm and yum are essentially broken now.  It looks like libpopt is there but I guess it's the wrong version.  How do I fix this?

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# locate libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0
/opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# ll /usr/lib/libpopt*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 32 Feb 23 14:49 /usr/lib/libpopt.a@ -> ../../opt/freeware/lib/libpopt.a*

------------------------------
Michael Metts

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 23, 2021 05:23 PM
From: Michael Metts
Subject: problem with libpopt ... after saying yum upgrade samba*

We care getting the following from yum:

[root@crcoaixdev ~]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
Could not load module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so.
Dependent module /opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpm/_rpm.so could not be loaded.

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.7.16 (default, Mar 12 2019, 21:23:24)
[GCC 6.3.0]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I don't really understand what this is about.  How do I fix this?  This is the OS level:
[root@crcoaixdev ~]# oslevel -s
Could not load program /usr/opt/freeware/bin/rpm:
Dependent module libpopt.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module libpopt.so.
System error: No such file or directory
7100-05-05-1939

Note that this issue is interfering with system commands as well.  Please advise.  Thanks.

------------------------------
Michael Metts
------------------------------