Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:19:16 -0700 From: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: pkgdb problem Message-ID: <200506061819.16728.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200506061730.01713.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> References: <200506061414.16870.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050606223206.GA84164@xor.obsecurity.org> <200506061730.01713.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>
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On Monday 06 June 2005 17:30, the author Vizion contributed to the dialogue on- Re: pkgdb problem: >On Monday 06 June 2005 15:32, the author Kris Kennaway contributed to the >dialogue on- > > Re: pkgdb problem: >>On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 02:14:16PM -0700, Vizion wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I managed to get my pkgdb entirely screwed up - and there is now no >>> database. >>> >>> I tried pkgdb -fu >>> And was told there were 0 pkgs! >>> >>> How do I rebuild from scratch? >> >>If you accidentally delete your /var/db/pkg directory then the only >>way to recover it is to restore from backup. > >Ooooooooooooooh dear >are there no recovery scripts - I lost my var partition - and the back up > was overwritten by a blank db!! >I have a file listing of all the packages installed on the system - an > output from pkg_info. >Do you happen to know if there is any way I can at least get that into the >pkgdb? The file listing is up to date! Could it be used to pull the rest of the data from elsewhere or am I clutching at straws <chuckles> :-( David -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal.
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