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RFE: Proposed patch to automates removal of a Berkeley DB dbenv when DB_VERSION_MISMATCH or EINVAL is returned

Bug #651512 reported by Jeff Johnson
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Fedora
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Tags: rpmdb rhel
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In , Elia (elia-redhat-bugs) wrote :

Description of problem:

This patch automates removal of a Berkeley DB dbenv when
DB_VERSION_MISMATCH or EINVAL is returned.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

rpm-4.4.2-48.el5

Additional info:

Patch included

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In , Elia (elia-redhat-bugs) wrote :

Created attachment 318048
rpm-4.4.2-db3-mismatch.patch

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In , Panu (panu-redhat-bugs) wrote :

Blindly blasting away the environment (including the locks it might hold) is not at all the right thing to do.

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In , Jeff (jeff-redhat-bugs) wrote :

Testing the return code DB_VERSION_MISMATCH and automating
the recommended action, removal of the dbenv file, is hardly
"blinding blasting away the environment".

But YMMV, have fun!

Jeff Johnson (n3npq)
tags: added: rhel rpmdb
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in fedora:
importance: Unknown → Medium
status: Unknown → Won't Fix
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