[SOLVED] strange behavior by rpm

[phillip_hamilton]

I use rpm to install vsftpd. Then look using "rpm -V vsftpd" but it shows not installed. Try to install again, and it says it is installed. Try to uninstall and it says it is not installed. Using "rpm -ql" shows that it is installed. What is the issue here?

TIA

Phillip

[phillip_hamilton]

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[root@cert ~]# rpm -i vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
[root@cert ~]# rpm -V vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
package vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm is not installed
[root@cert ~]# rpm -i vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
package vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386 is already installed
[root@cert ~]# rpm -e vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
error: package vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm is not installed
[root@cert ~]# rpm -ql vsftpd
/etc/logrotate.d/vsftpd.log
/etc/pam.d/vsftpd
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd
/etc/vsftpd
/etc/vsftpd/ftpusers
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[root@cert ~]# uname -a
Linux cert.redoubt 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP Thu Sep 3 03:28:30 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root@cert ~]# rpm -qf /bin/rpm
rpm-4.3.3-32_nonptl
rpm-4.4.2.3-18.el5

[phillip_hamilton]

OK... I figured it out myself. The -e and -V flags require that only the base name of the package be used whereas the -i requires the full package name. Also, -V does not give any output UNLESS there is a problem with the package.

This looks ok...

[root@cert ~]# rpm -i vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
[root@cert ~]# rpm -q vsftpd
vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1
[root@cert ~]# rpm -V vsftpd
[root@cert ~]# rpm -i vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
package vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_4.1.i386 is already installed
[root@cert ~]# rpm -e vsftpd
[root@cert ~]# rpm -q vsftpd
package vsftpd is not installed

[Lakshmipathi]

OK... I figured it out myself.

Glad , you found the solution yourself. These tips might help you/others in future,
use

rpm -qa | grep package_keyname

for example,
rpm -qa | grep mysql
will list all mysql rpm names. (like mysql server ,mysql client etc) .Now you can use these names for update or removing packages.

HTH