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RPM Database is broken after updating to AIX 7.3 TL2 SP1

  • 1.  RPM Database is broken after updating to AIX 7.3 TL2 SP1

    Posted Sat May 25, 2024 05:06 AM

    Hi Community, 

    I was provided this link to help resolve my issues:

    AIX Open Source: rpm errors: Found bdb_ro Packages database (ibm.com)

    i followed the instructions and they did not work to fix my issue. Would you be able to help me solve it? 

    es2p375p:/root/home/root # strings /opt/freeware/lib/oldrpm4db/rpmdb/Name
    user-dodscan
    user-addm
    unzip
    python
    perl5
    perl5-5.8.8-Expect
    oracle-client
    libpng
    libiconv
    libgcc
    glib
    glib2
    expat
    dod-scripts
    coreutils
    bash
    AIX-rpm
    zlib
    wget
    sudo
    perl5-5.8.8-IO-Tty
    pci.df1000fe-0002
    ncurses
    libstdc++
    libjpeg
    gettext
    esi-irm-tvmscana_ssh
    bzip2
    bash-doc
    es2p375p:/root/home/root # mkdir /tmp/pre418_backup /tmp/post418_backup
    es2p375p:/root/home/root # cp /opt/freeware/lib/oldrpm4db/rpmdb/* /tmp/pre418_backup
    es2p375p:/root/home/root # cp /opt/freeware/packages/*  /tmp/post418_backup
    es2p375p:/root/home/root # LIBPATH=/usr/opt/rpm/old_rpmdb/lib:/usr/opt/rpm/lib:/usr/lib
    es2p375p:/root/home/root # /usr/opt/rpm/old_rpmdb/bin/rpmdb --rebuilddb --rcfile=/usr/opt/rpm/old_rpmdb/rpmrc
    warning: Converting database from bdb_ro to sqlite backend
    error: /opt/freeware/packages/Packages: unsupported hash version 7
    error: could not open /opt/freeware/packages/Packages: No such file or directory
    error: cannot open Packages index using bdb_ro - Not owner (1)
    es2p375p:/root/home/root #  rpm -qa
    warning: Found bdb_ro Packages database while attempting sqlite backend: using bdb_ro backend.
    error: /opt/freeware/packages/Packages: unsupported hash version 7
    error: could not open /opt/freeware/packages/Packages: No such file or directory
    error: cannot open Packages index using bdb_ro - Not owner (1)
    error: cannot open Packages database in /opt/freeware/packages

    Thank you,

    Gene



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    Gene Kotlyar
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  • 2.  RE: RPM Database is broken after updating to AIX 7.3 TL2 SP1

    Posted Tue May 28, 2024 07:57 AM

    Hi Gene,

    As discussed in your support case, for now we will keep engaged in the case, so to avoid duplicate efforts for the AIX Toolbox team, who I would normally engage if needed. I will post a summary of findings in this case when we have some resolution.



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    Jan Harris
    AIX Development Support (Liaison to the AIX Toolbox for Open Source)
    IBM (Contract)
    Austin TX
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