All files missing from /var/lib/rpm

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Issue

  • All RPM DB files missing from /var/lib/rpm
  • Error when trying to rebuild rpm database :
# rpm --rebuilddb
error: unrecognized db option: "db3" ignored.
error: cannot open Packages index 

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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