Urs Beyerle wrote:
> Ioannis Vranos wrote:
>> I did a "rpm -V --nodeps -qa" and found some missing files, like:
>>
>>
>> missing     /usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.pyc
>> missing     /usr/share/system-config-date/timeconfig.py
>>
>>
>>
>> however it does not mention the rpm that contains them, so as to
>> reinstall it with "rpm --force".
>>
>>
>>
>> How can I find the specific rpms?
> 
> 
> # rpm -qf /usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.pyc
> # rpm -qf /usr/share/system-config-date/timeconfig.py
> 
> But don't ask me why the files are missing.
> /usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.pyc and
> /usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.pyc are missing on all
> of my SL4 systems.


In the meantime I had used "yum provides" to find the specific rpms. When I reinstalled 
the package via "rpm -ivh --force" those files above were installed.

Also /dev/lirc was missing, and reinstalled again via rpm the lirc package from dries, and 
  /dev/lirc was installed.


Perhaps yum/yumex lose packages? I hope not.