Please help: how to relocate installed files paths into an RPM database

[Matteo Pampolini]

Hi Phoebe,

thanks for your quick reply.

I tried with --rebuilddb option before posting, but with no success, all
files paths still refer
to the old location, any other idea?

Regards, Matteo

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 4:57 PM, <Phebe_Mertes at aotx.uscourts.gov> wrote:

> Try googling     rpm --rebuilddb
>
>
> http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-miscellania.html#S1-RPM-MISCELLANIA-OTHER-OPTIONS
>
> explains the files involved with rebuilding the database
>
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>  From:       Matteo Pampolini <matteo.pampolini at gmail.com>
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>  To:         rpm-list at lists.rpm.org
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>  Date:       07/29/2009 09:38 AM
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>  Subject:    Please help: how to relocate installed files paths into an RPM
>    database
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>
> Hello there,
>
> my name is Matteo and I'm writing from Italy.
>
> I have a (maybe stupid) question for which I hope you can give me an
> answer,
> I also made many searches on Google without success.
>
> I have an RPM database in a non-standard location with many packages
> installed
> with the --relocate option. Now I need to move everything in a different
> location, and
> of course, if I try the --verify option it reports that all RPM-related
> files are missing.
>
> Is there a way to upgrade the database so that all the files paths reflect
> the new location?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your answer,
>
> Matteo
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