cpio: MD5 sum mismatch at package perl-mail

[Michael Schmitt]

Hi Thomas,

first the signature check...

# /kolab/bin/openpkg rpm --checksig \
/kolab/RPM/PKG/perl-mail-5.8.5-2.2.0.ix86-debian3.1-kolab.rpm 
/kolab/RPM/PKG/perl-mail-5.8.5-2.2.0.ix86-debian3.1-kolab.rpm: sha1 md5
OK

seems ok though.

Btw. There was at no time a missing hdd space issue here. I had at least
1GB free space (just 6GB hdd, yes they still do exist :)
Now to the funny part:

MISSING: none
SURPLUS: none
SUMMARY: NODE=kolab.tcw.local; CMD=kolab; DATE=2005-03-16/10:04:55;
HASX11=; DONE

I have ABSOLUTELY NO idea what was / is happening here! I just did the
same as three times before, except that I did remove this time ALL
perl-related packages and of course did add --debug and --verbose to the
obmtool commandline as suggested. Do you have an idea how the other
perl-packages could have been interfering there? I am also not very sure
if I can (or want to *g*) reproduce the error now, as it worked this
time. Lets call it "closed"? :)
But for sure I am very interested in your thoughts about that!

regards
Michael

Am Mittwoch, den 16.03.2005, 09:03 +0100 schrieb Thomas Lotterer:
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2005, Michael Schmitt wrote:
> 
> > As I try to install kolab (sh obmtool kolab) I get an error with the
> > package perl-mail. [...]
> > 
> Looks like a corrupt RPM.
> 
> Removing the source and binary RPMs from /kolab/RPM/PKG as well as
> the extracted versions from /kolab/RPM/SRC and the working files from
> /kolab/RPM/TMP was a good idea and should always be performed.
> 
> The question remains whether a new corrupt binary is being build during
> installation or a defective binary is being picked up from another
> place. Please examine the output of obmtool carefully and watch which
> binary is picked up. The --verbose and --debug options to obmtool
> greatly increase output details and aid troubleshooting.
> 
> If you find out the offending RPM check its integrity with --checksig
> option to rpm. Something like
> 
> $ /kolab/bin/openpkg rpm --checksig \
>   /kolab/RPM/PKG/perl-mail-5.8.6-2.3.0.ix86-suse9.2-opkg.rpm
> /kolab/RPM/PKG/perl-mail-5.8.6-2.3.0.ix86-suse9.2-opkg.rpm: sha1 md5 OK
> 
> The term "sha1 md5 OK" is critical and case sensitive! Defects yield
> "sha1 MD5 NOT OK".
> 
> There are other possible causes. The cpio in the bootstrap might be
> broken. Verify install integrity using
> 
> $ /kolab/bin/openpkg rpm -V openpkg
> S.5..UGT c /kolab/etc/rc.conf
> 
> It is normal that rc.conf changes but other files, especially binarys,
> must not be listed as changed.
> 
> I remember a similar message is printed by cpio when the destination or
> temporary filesystem is out of disk space.
> 
> --
> Thomas.Lotterer at cw.com, Cable & Wireless