[FC4] RPM doesn't work after upgrade with odd error message

[Gilbert Sebenste]

Hey gang,

Just did a "yum -y update" a few hours ago on a machine with FC4.
After that, whenever I type in yun (anything), I get:
> yum -y update

There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/_rpmmodule.so: undefined symbol: 
matchpathcon_init

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:
2.4.1 (#1, May 16 2005, 15:19:29)
[GCC 4.0.0 20050512 (Red Hat 4.0.0-5)]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
   http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq

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The YumFaq doesn't help me, unfortunately. Anyone have any clues?

[Paul Howarth]

Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> Just did a "yum -y update" a few hours ago on a machine with FC4.
> After that, whenever I type in yun (anything), I get:
> > yum -y update
>
> There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
> required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
>
> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/_rpmmodule.so: undefined symbol: 
> matchpathcon_init
>
> Please install a package which provides this module, or
> verify that the module is installed correctly.

Which versions of "rpm", "rpm-python", and "libselinux" do you have?

My last FC4 box has:
$ rpm -q libselinux rpm rpm-python
libselinux-1.23.11-1.1
rpm-4.4.1-23
rpm-python-4.4.1-23

Paul.

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Paul Howarth wrote:
> Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> > Hey gang,
> >
> > Just did a "yum -y update" a few hours ago on a machine with FC4.
> > After that, whenever I type in yun (anything), I get:
> > > yum -y update
> >
> > There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
> > required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
> >
> > /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/_rpmmodule.so: undefined symbol: 
> > matchpathcon_init
> >
> > Please install a package which provides this module, or
> > verify that the module is installed correctly.
>
> Which versions of "rpm", "rpm-python", and "libselinux" do you have?
>
> My last FC4 box has:
> $ rpm -q libselinux rpm rpm-python
> libselinux-1.23.11-1.1
> rpm-4.4.1-23
> rpm-python-4.4.1-23
>
> Paul.

Hi Paul,

That is exactly what I have (sorry I didn't provide that when I posted).
I'm not sure what to make of this. Also, on one of my machines, rpm-build 
won't update:

Updating:
  rpm-build               i386       4.4.1-23         updates-released  515 
k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      0 Package(s)
Update       1 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)
Total download size: 515 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
   Updating  : rpm-build                    ######################### [1/2]
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/src/redhat: cpio: mkdir

Updated: rpm-build.i386 0:4.4.1-23
Complete!

-----
Hmmmm...

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[Paul Howarth]

Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Paul Howarth wrote:
> > Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> > > Hey gang,
> > >
> > > Just did a "yum -y update" a few hours ago on a machine with FC4.
> > > After that, whenever I type in yun (anything), I get:
> > > > yum -y update
> > >
> > > There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
> > > required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
> > >
> > > /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/_rpmmodule.so: undefined symbol: 
> > > matchpathcon_init
> > >
> > > Please install a package which provides this module, or
> > > verify that the module is installed correctly.
> >
> > Which versions of "rpm", "rpm-python", and "libselinux" do you have?
> >
> > My last FC4 box has:
> > $ rpm -q libselinux rpm rpm-python
> > libselinux-1.23.11-1.1
> > rpm-4.4.1-23
> > rpm-python-4.4.1-23
> >
> > Paul.
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> That is exactly what I have (sorry I didn't provide that when I posted).
> I'm not sure what to make of this.

Does "strings /lib/libselinux.so.1 | grep matchpath" produce this output?

matchpathcon_init
set_matchpathcon_printf
set_matchpathcon_invalidcon
set_matchpathcon_flags
matchpathcon_filespec_eval
matchpathcon_filespec_destroy
matchpathcon_checkmatches
matchpathcon_filespec_add
matchpathcon_index
matchpathcon
matchpathcon_filespec_eval
matchpathcon_filespec_add
> Also, on one of my machines, rpm-build won't update:
>
> Updating:
>  rpm-build               i386       4.4.1-23         updates-released  
> 515 k
> Transaction Summary
>
> Install      0 Package(s)
> Update       1 Package(s)
> Remove       0 Package(s)
> Total download size: 515 k
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
>   Updating  : rpm-build                    ######################### [1/2]
> error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/src/redhat: cpio: mkdir
>
> Updated: rpm-build.i386 0:4.4.1-23
> Complete!
>
> Hmmmm...

Let me guess, you have a /usr/src/redhat that's a symlink or something 
else that isn't a directory...

Paul.

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Paul Howarth wrote:
> Does "strings /lib/libselinux.so.1 | grep matchpath" produce this output?
>
> matchpathcon_init
> set_matchpathcon_printf
> set_matchpathcon_invalidcon
> set_matchpathcon_flags
> matchpathcon_filespec_eval
> matchpathcon_filespec_destroy
> matchpathcon_checkmatches
> matchpathcon_filespec_add
> matchpathcon_index
> matchpathcon
> matchpathcon_filespec_eval
> matchpathcon_filespec_add

Yes it does, exactly as above.
> > Also, on one of my machines, rpm-build won't update:
> >
> > Updating:
> >  rpm-build               i386       4.4.1-23         updates-released  515 
> > k
> > Transaction Summary
> >
> > Install      0 Package(s)
> > Update       1 Package(s)
> > Remove       0 Package(s)
> > Total download size: 515 k
> > Is this ok [y/N]: y
> > Downloading Packages:
> > Running Transaction Test
> > Finished Transaction Test
> > Transaction Test Succeeded
> > Running Transaction
> >   Updating  : rpm-build                    ######################### [1/2]
> > error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/src/redhat: cpio: mkdir
> >
> > Updated: rpm-build.i386 0:4.4.1-23
> > Complete!
> >
> > Hmmmm...
>
> Let me guess, you have a /usr/src/redhat that's a symlink or something else 
> that isn't a directory...

Actually, that directory somehow got deleted. I re-made it, and it worked. 
Thanks for the heads up.

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[FC4] SOLVED: RPM doesn't work after upgrade with odd error message

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Paul Howarth wrote:
> Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> > On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Paul Howarth wrote:
> > > Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> > > > Hey gang,
> > > >
> > > > Just did a "yum -y update" a few hours ago on a machine with FC4.
> > > > After that, whenever I type in yun (anything), I get:
> > > > > yum -y update
> > > >
> > > > There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
> > > > required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/_rpmmodule.so: undefined symbol: 
> > > > matchpathcon_init
> > > >
> > > > Please install a package which provides this module, or
> > > > verify that the module is installed correctly.
> > >
> > > Which versions of "rpm", "rpm-python", and "libselinux" do you have?
> > >
> > > My last FC4 box has:
> > > $ rpm -q libselinux rpm rpm-python
> > > libselinux-1.23.11-1.1
> > > rpm-4.4.1-23
> > > rpm-python-4.4.1-23
> > >
> > > Paul.
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > That is exactly what I have (sorry I didn't provide that when I posted).
> > I'm not sure what to make of this.
>
> Does "strings /lib/libselinux.so.1 | grep matchpath" produce this output?
>
> matchpathcon_init
> set_matchpathcon_printf
> set_matchpathcon_invalidcon
> set_matchpathcon_flags
> matchpathcon_filespec_eval
> matchpathcon_filespec_destroy
> matchpathcon_checkmatches
> matchpathcon_filespec_add
> matchpathcon_index
> matchpathcon
> matchpathcon_filespec_eval
> matchpathcon_filespec_add
> > Also, on one of my machines, rpm-build won't update:
> >
> > Updating:
> >  rpm-build               i386       4.4.1-23         updates-released  515 
> > k

I had to do this to get RPM and Yum to work:

rm /var/lib/rpm/__*
rpm --rebuilddb

Looks like my db files got corrupted. D'oh!

That fixed RPM and Yum for me.

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Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
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