Installing MaxDB WEB DBM on RH Fedora core 2

[TMNielsen]

Hell all

I try to install maxdb-web-7.5.0.23-1.i386.rpm

First I was because maxdb-callif-7.5.0.23-1.i386.rpm

was needed, so I installed that

Now I get this error:

rpm -Uvh maxdb-web-7.5.0.23-1.i386.rpm

Preparing... ########################################### [100%]

/usr/spool has to be a link to ../var/spool

error: %pre(maxdb-web-7.5.0.23-1) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping maxdb-web-7.5.0.23-1

What can I do now ?

Best regards

Thomas Madsen Nielsen

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

You must move or remove the directory /var/spool

and then retry the installation. The installation

requires that this directory be a link. It wants to

create the link.

Regards,

Alexander Weinmann

[TMNielsen · Accepted solution]

Hello Alexander

Thanks for your reply.

I'm no linux expert, but i seems to me that I risk to run into trouble if I just re(move) the directory /var/spool.

I guess someone or some program created the directory for a reason ?

Best regards

Thomas Madsen Nielsen

[TMNielsen · Accepted solution]

...but <b>it</b> seems to me ....

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Is there any data in your directory?

What does

"ls -lR /var/spool"

show?

[TMNielsen · Accepted solution]

Hello Alexander

/var/spool contains subdirectories:

anacron, clientmqueue, cups, mail, postfix, samba, up2date, at, cron, lpd, mqueue, repackage, squid, vbox

ls -lR /var/spool shows hundreds of files.

It seems to me that (re)moving /var/spool is a very bad solution.

Best regards

Thomas Madsen Nielsen

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You are right. I confused the directories. I mean

/usr/spool and not /var/spool.

The script expects /usr/spool to be a soft link to /var/spool.

You can remove or move /usr/spool and then restart the installation.

(You are right to be cautious: Check the contents of /usr/spool)

Best reagards,

Alexander Weinmann

[TMNielsen · Accepted solution]

Hello Alexander

Thanks again.

The files in /usr/spool is necessary to run the WAS testdrive.

I

1) Moved the files from /usr/spool

2) installed the web dbm

3) moved the files back

My web dbm still doesn't work, but that´s an other question.

Best regards

Thomas Madsen nielsen