From eb963ee7be70961e9f9366b4b06e547789beff55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Konrad Bucheli Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 09:33:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] show to fix Berkley DB error when installing packages --- .../troubleshooting/package_management.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin-guide/troubleshooting/package_management.md b/admin-guide/troubleshooting/package_management.md index 53195612..97a72871 100644 --- a/admin-guide/troubleshooting/package_management.md +++ b/admin-guide/troubleshooting/package_management.md @@ -1,5 +1,24 @@ # Package Management +## Berkley DB Issue +If the error message is +``` +error: rpmdb: BDB0113 Thread/process 21389/140229907089216 failed: BDB1507 Thread died in Berkeley DB library +error: db5 error(-30973) from dbenv->failchk: BDB0087 DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery +error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30973) +error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm +CRITICAL:yum.main: + +Error: rpmdb open failed +``` + +then do + +``` +mv /var/lib/rpm/__db* /tmp +yum clean all +``` + ## Rebuild RPM Database When `yum`, `dnf` or `rpm` hang or have errors pointing to a problem with their database, then follow the [Guide to rebuild a corrupted RPM database](https://www.tecmint.com/rebuild-corrupted-rpm-database-in-centos/)