Yes, resigning the packages with RPMv3 would be an alternative. I don't,
however, have RPMv3 installed on any of our systems, and would need to
downgrade from RPMv4. I'm not sure if this is a very good idea, as I'm
afraid it will break my RPM DB. You don't happen to have experience with
this sort of issue?


On 6/19/08, Clark, Patti <clarkp AT osti DOT gov> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: EMC NetWorker discussion
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Mooney
> > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:22 PM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [Networker] NetWorker client RPMv3
> >
> > In regard to: [Networker] NetWorker client RPMv3, Kenneth
> > Holter said (at...:
> >
> > > Has anyone experienced the same issue? The way I see it I
> > need either the
> > > source RPM so that I can rebuild it myself, or I need an
> > ordinary client RPM
> > > built for RPMv4. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Does this have something to do with distributing the package
> > via something
> > like Red Hat Network Satellite?
> >
> > Do you get an error when you attempt to --resign/--addsign to
> > the package,
> > or does signing it just corrupt the package?
> >
> > Tim
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> Per the RHN Satellite list, RPMv4 only corrupts packages signed via
> RPMv3.  Unless the source is available (which it isn't of course) the
> only choice is to resign the packages in question with RPMv3 an option
> that wasn't in the list.  EMC is not the only 3rd party presenting these
> types of issues.
>
> Patti Clark
> Sr. Unix System Administrator - RHCT, GSEC
> Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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