Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

I am trying to upgrade my Red Hat system to the current release, but it complains that it can find a valid RPM database. What do I need to do?

April 26, 2017complains red hat release RPM system upgrade valid

0

Posted

I am trying to upgrade my Red Hat system to the current release, but it complains that it can find a valid RPM database. What do I need to do?

1 Answer

0

Posted

The problem is that a very few earlier versions of RPM would write the database in a way that seems corrupted to later versions. Rebuilding the database fixes the install problems. You will need to upgrade the RPM application on your system to the one on the installation CD-ROM, and rebuild the databases. The first thing to do is mount the first Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM on the system.