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Bug
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Resolution: Done-Errata
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Normal
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rhel-8.9.0
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file-5.33-27.el8_10
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No
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Low
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2
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rhel-plumbers
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ssg_core_services
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2
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False
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False
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None
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Plumbers Sprint 2, Plumbers Sprint 3
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Pass
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Automated
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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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x86_64
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None
What were you trying to do that didn't work?
When executing file command on files under /var/lib/rpm/ does not show filetype
# file /var/lib/rpm/* /var/lib/rpm/Basenames: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:01:01 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/__db.001: Applesoft BASIC program data, first line number 18 /var/lib/rpm/__db.002: a.out little-endian 32-bit pure executable /var/lib/rpm/__db.003: a.out little-endian 32-bit pure executable not stripped /var/lib/rpm/Dirnames: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:08:13 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Enhancename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Filetriggername: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Group: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Installtid: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:00:02 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Name: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Packages: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:34:08 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:10:30 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Providename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Recommendname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Requirename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:00:11 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Sha1header: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Sigmd5: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Suggestname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Supplementname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Transfiletriggername: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Triggername: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970
# ll /var/lib/rpm
total 188536
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 4157440 Mar 22 00:50 Basenames
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 16384 Mar 22 00:50 Conflictname
-rw-------. 1 root root 286720 Mar 22 00:50 __db.001
-rw-------. 1 root root 90112 Mar 22 00:50 __db.002
-rw-------. 1 root root 1318912 Mar 22 00:50 __db.003
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2027520 Mar 22 00:50 Dirnames
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Jan 20 2023 Enhancename
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Oct 16 07:58 Filetriggername
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 20480 Mar 22 00:50 Group
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 16384 Mar 22 00:50 Installtid
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 45056 Mar 22 00:50 Name
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 20480 Mar 22 00:50 Obsoletename
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 181432320 Mar 22 00:50 Packages
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 3162112 Mar 22 00:50 Providename
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Mar 22 00:50 Recommendname
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 315392 Mar 22 00:50 Requirename
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 94208 Mar 22 00:50 Sha1header
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 65536 Mar 22 00:50 Sigmd5
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Mar 22 00:50 Suggestname
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Oct 16 07:58 Supplementname
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Oct 16 07:58 Transfiletriggername
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Mar 22 00:50 Triggername
What is the impact of this issue to you?
Unable to differentiate between files in case the file is of type data rather than required Berkeley DB
Please provide the package NVR for which the bug is seen:
file-5.33-26.el8.x86_64
How reproducible is this bug?:
Steps to reproduce
- Use latest RHEL 8.9 system
- Run file commond on /var/lib/rpm/*
# file /var/lib/rpm/*
Expected results
# file /var/lib/rpm/* Basenames: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Conflictname: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) __db.001: Applesoft BASIC program data, first line number 18 __db.002: a.out little-endian 32-bit pure executable __db.003: a.out little-endian 32-bit pure executable Dirnames: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Enhancename: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Filetriggername: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Group: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Installtid: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Name: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Obsoletename: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Packages: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Providename: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Recommendname: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Requirename: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Sha1header: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Sigmd5: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Suggestname: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Supplementname: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Transfiletriggername: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order) Triggername: Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order)
Actual results
# file /var/lib/rpm/* /var/lib/rpm/Basenames: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:01:01 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/__db.001: Applesoft BASIC program data, first line number 18 /var/lib/rpm/__db.002: a.out little-endian 32-bit pure executable /var/lib/rpm/__db.003: a.out little-endian 32-bit pure executable not stripped /var/lib/rpm/Dirnames: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:08:13 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Enhancename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Filetriggername: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Group: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Installtid: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:00:02 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Name: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Packages: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:34:08 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:10:30 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Providename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Recommendname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Requirename: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970, modified: Thu Jan 1 00:00:11 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Sha1header: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Sigmd5: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Suggestname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Supplementname: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Transfiletriggername: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970 /var/lib/rpm/Triggername: , created: Thu Jan 1 00:38:24 1970
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RHBA-2025:150179
file update
