Re: Can't uninstall rpm package. - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Hi,

Run these:

touch /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.3
yum remove postgresql93-server

Regards, Devrim


On Sat, 2015-02-07 at 01:30 +0530, Vivekanand Joshi wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was trying to install and uninstall postgres 9.3. After performing a
> variety of steps, I found that I have deleted something manually and now I
> am not been able to proceed further.
>
> What I am trying to achieve here is to remove all the traces of postgres .
> I am not able to remove *postgresql93-server-9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5* package.
>
> I am getting the following error:
>
> ===============================================
>
>
> [root@ZetaSearch01 ~]# rpm -qa | grep postg
> postgresql93-server-9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5
> [root@ZetaSearch01 ~]# yum remove postgresql93-server-9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5
> Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
> Setting up Remove Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package postgresql93-server.x86_64 0:9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5 set to be erased
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
>
========================================================================================================================================================================
>  Package
> Arch
> Version
> Repository                           Size
>
========================================================================================================================================================================
> Removing:
>  postgresql93-server
> x86_64
> 9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5
> installed                            15 M
>
> Transaction Summary
>
========================================================================================================================================================================
> Install      0 Package(s)
> Update       0 Package(s)
> Remove       1 Package(s)
>
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
> error reading information on service postgresql-9.3: No such file or
> directory
>
> Removed: postgresql93-server.x86_64 0:9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5
> Complete!
> [root@ZetaSearch01 ~]# rpm -qa | grep postg
> postgresql93-server-9.3.6-1PGDG.rhel5
> [root@ZetaSearch01 ~]#
>
>
> ===============================================
>
> How to solve this error?
>
> Any help would be appreciated as I am totally novice to postgres and it is
> my first time, I am trying to do something on postgres.
>
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Vivekanand Joshi
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Devrim GÜNDÜZ
Principal Systems Engineer @ EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
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