F15: Erased rpm database!! What now?

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On 09/25/2011 08:15 PM, sean darcy wrote:
> Doing something really silly, which erased /var/lib/rpm/. Sigh.
>
> Found http://www.sharp-tools.net/archives/000765.html which talks about 
> recovering from an erasure by using a log file /var/lib/rpmpkgs that a 
> cron job did on his system. Can't find any such file on my system.
>
> Any suggestions really appreciated.

1] use either;

  man rpm
or
  info rpm

search for word;

  --initdb


2] learn how to back up your system.



hth.
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peace out.

tc.hago,

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