How do I verify the integrity of the rpm database Packages file in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Run the following commands:

# cd /var/lib/rpm
# /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify Packages

Alternatively try reading from the Packages file and writing a new file with the following command:

# /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_dump Packages |/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_load Packages.test

If the verify fails and the dump succeeds, this could be used to...