Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:53:45 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, "Jim Ballantine" <j.ballantine@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Fwd: Package database Message-ID: <op.w2zvnv0r8527sy@212-182-167-131.ip.telfort.nl> In-Reply-To: <CADcmFMXEj5hmFd7J8zNkbvo3fS-_zG_VEzU8ABu3NX8Oeo0kBQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CADcmFMXNFke=pH8264%2ByNXA3_vhMy8m_7sPrHb1N6eRfVd=Vdw@mail.gmail.com> <CAOjFWZ7LeNwH=6-QODVqBRbL-T52b%2BH_kbpdE5UctLH2WNXOZw@mail.gmail.com> <CADcmFMXimdnfoOAi35HwWLW0_wF30OtWrEjddYnGp3qAgHzNCQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADcmFMVeVAAfRv3F_BwjMd7UrssfFqMPrtPrhYas%2B-GsveU5tQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADcmFMXEj5hmFd7J8zNkbvo3fS-_zG_VEzU8ABu3NX8Oeo0kBQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Than I'll top-post too. Anyway. Try this: $ ls -al /var/backups/ total 16417 drwxr-x--- 2 root wheel 10 Sep 6 03:03 ./ drwxr-xr-x 25 root wheel 25 Sep 5 14:42 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1688 Dec 6 2012 aliases.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1665 Aug 4 2011 aliases.bak2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 761 Feb 6 2013 group.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 761 Jan 2 2013 group.bak2 -rw------- 1 root wheel 2994 Feb 6 2013 master.passwd.bak -rw------- 1 root wheel 2994 Jan 2 2013 master.passwd.bak2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 8362370 Sep 6 03:03 pkgdb.bak.tbz -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 8362370 Sep 5 03:03 pkgdb.bak.tbz.2 On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:52:06 +0200, Jim Ballantine <j.ballantine@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry these didn't get to the list. > gmail responses only to sender and not cc, > it also seems to top post. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jim Ballantine <j.ballantine@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:09 PM > Subject: Re: Package database > To: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> > > > I looked in /var/db and there is not dir/file named backup. There is a > dir > named pkg.bak but it is empty. > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Jim Ballantine > <j.ballantine@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'm trying to upgrade with portmaster and getting: >> >> portmaster -Gadv >> ===>>> Sorting ports by category >> ===>>> Gathering distinfo list for installed ports >> >> ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/ORBit2-2.14.19/+CONTENTS >> >> ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/R-3.0.1/+CONTENTS >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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