> I did an up2date recently on my RedHat 8.0 and now my backups are
> failing verification because of three files in the /var/lib/rpm
> directory. Specifically the files are __db.001, __db.002, __db.003.
>
> Does anyone have a clue what these are used for. The first is DATA, and
> the other two are X!! SNF font data LSB first. What ever all that
> means.
>
> The files are updating after the backup and before the verify reached
> their directory.
I believe these are the database files that rpm and/or up2date use to
manage the packages on your system. So, it's natural that these would
have changed when you ran up2date.
Levi
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