Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:43:52 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Jim Ballantine <j.ballantine@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Package database Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ7LeNwH=6-QODVqBRbL-T52b%2BH_kbpdE5UctLH2WNXOZw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADcmFMXNFke=pH8264%2ByNXA3_vhMy8m_7sPrHb1N6eRfVd=Vdw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CADcmFMXNFke=pH8264%2ByNXA3_vhMy8m_7sPrHb1N6eRfVd=Vdw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Jim Ballantine <j.ballantine@gmail.com>wrote: > My /var/db/pkg has become corrupt, and I can't find an archive of it to > install in it's place. Does one exist and if so where? If not any ideas > on > how to rebuild the db? > Are you using PKGng or the old pkg_* tools? Meaning, is your data stored as individual files under /var/db/pkg/PORTNAME/*, or as a single sqlite database under /var/db/pkg? If using PKGng, there's a backup copy under /var/db/backup* If using the older pkg_* tools, you're screwed. :) -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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