RPM skipping files on install

Question

I am installing an rpm package and it appears to be skipping certain files without giving me any notice as to what the issue is.

When I execute

rpm -ivh package_name.rpm

the rpm provides me with no indication that the installation failed.

After executing this, I verify the installation:

rpm -V package_name

And I see that some files are reported as missing missing /path/to/some/crucial/file

When I look into my / directory, I see that a few files were created which start with u2dtmp*. These are the files which do not get created.

I have attempted to remove old locks from my rpm installation and cleaned the database rpm --rebuilddb, but nothing seems to allow these files to be installed successfully.

This issue only appears on a single machine. It installs successfully on other linux machines which have the same os.

Answer 1

After some work a solution was found. Inside the rpm, a few dos2unix calls were made. A coworker of mine was able to determine that the verson of dos2unix that was installed had some issues.

After upgrading to the latest version, the u2dtmp* files disappeared.

Answer 2

For some unfathomable reason, rpm -V package complains on many freshly installe packages. Also, use rpm -U..., that will not just try to install the package but also delete old versions.

Why aren't you using yum? It is a frontend to rpm, automating many tasks. The yum-utils package contains package-cleanup, which helps getting rid of duplicates, leftovers from failed installations, and similar cruft.