Zenwork message

[ratt]

Hi
I need some advise again. I am getting a message and it wont let me install the updates from its panel.

"Unhandled exception.
System. Null Reference Exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object in <0x003d67>
Novell Zenworks. Gui.Zen
Trailcon: Check Updates Loop () in (wrapper delegate-invoke)
System.Multicast Delecate:invoke_void ()"

Thanks Raimond

[watologo]

Maybe you should open a bug on:
https://bugzilla.novell.com

You should get help with this message.

[daark.child]

What version of Suse are you running. You can uninstall the Zen packaging stuff and use the old Suse tools or SMART.

[ratt]

Hi
My Suse is 10.1 (remachined couble weeks old)
I don't know how to go about to delete the old and install the new.
Is there something to do with packages in the Manage software in Yast, if I know what I shoul look att (activate or delete or update) I could handle that. I have no idea what kind of file they talk about.
Regards Raimond

[devils casper]

no need to uninstall anything. your zen database is corrupted.
log in as root and execute this

killall zen-updater
/etc/init.d/novell-zmd stop
rm -f /var/lib/zmd/zmd.db
/etc/init.d/novell-zmd start
zen-updater &

casper

[ratt]

Hi Caspar
The only question I have: when I write these lines is there
a space allways between row when it goes over to next row,
like "killall_zen=updater_/etc/init.d/novell-zmd_stop_rm_-f_var/
/lib/zmd/zmd.db_/etc/init.d/novell-zmd_start_zen-updater_&"
Can I use underscore instead of space? I am a little shaky!
Regards Raimond

[devils casper]

you have to execute that code one by one.
first command is

killall zen-updater

now execute next

/etc/init.d/novell-zmd stop

execute rest of commands....





casper

[ratt]

Hi
Thanks again!
Are we ever lucky to have a friend like you Casper. I executed all the commands you wrote down and the ugly message is not showing up any more, all seems to work again normaly.
Regards Raimond