Troubleshooting RPM issues

Introduction
In this exercise, you will need to install telnet and update Apache.

Solution
Start by logging in to the lab server using the credentials provided on the hands-on lab
page:

ssh cloud_user@PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS

Become the root user:

sudo su -

Install telnet

1. Install the telnet package:

yum install -y telnet

2. Verify the integrity of the RPM database:

cd /var/lib/rpm/
/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify Packages

3. Move Packages to Packages.bad and create a new RPM database from

Packages.bad:

mv Packages Packages.bad
/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_dump Packages.bad | /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_load
Packages

4. Verify the integrity of the new RPM database:

/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify Packages

5. Query installed packages for errors:

rpm -qa > /dev/null

6. Rebuild the RPM database:

rpm -vv --rebuilddb

7. Install telnet:

yum install -y telnet

Update Apache

1. Attempt to update Apache:

yum update -y httpd

2. Edit /etc/yum.conf:

vim /etc/yum.conf

3. Remove the exclusion for httpd:

exclude=httpd

4. Save and close the file:

:wq

5. Upgrade Apache:

yum update -y httpd

Conclusion
Congratulations, you've completed this hands-on lab!