Satellite: db-control is failing to run and encountering 'Can't locate Compress/Raw/Zlib.pm in @INC'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running db-control is encountering the following error:
# /usr/bin/db-control
Can't locate Compress/Raw/Zlib.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Compress/Zlib.pm line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Compress/Zlib.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Dobby/Files.pm line 19.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Dobby/Files.pm line 19.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Dobby/CLI/BackupCommands.pm line 20.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Dobby/CLI/BackupCommands.pm line 20.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/db-control line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/db-control line 10.
  • Problem started after some perl modules were installed via cpan when installing vmware-vsphere-cli
  • We have uninstalled vmware-vsphere-cli, but the problem with db-control remains

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.4 on RHEL5

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