rpm --initdb error: cannot open Packages index using db3

[powah]

# rpm --initdb
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)

# rpm --rebuilddb
error: cannot open Packages index

How to fix this problem?

[leigh123linux]

Try

su 
rm -rf  /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb

[powah]

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

Try

su 
rm -rf  /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb

The old problem is solved but another problem appeared.
# make
...
error: cannot open Providename index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Name index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Basenames index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Conflictname index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: failed build dependencies:
perl is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
openssl-devel is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
sharutils is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
tcp_wrappers is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
/bin/login is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
glibc-devel is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
pam is needed by app_server-4.9.9-9
make: *** [linux_rpm_server] Error 1