Execution of yum and rpm command gives Macro error.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Execution of "rpm" or "yum" command always display an error message "error: Macro % has illegal name (%define)".

    Eg:
    
    [root@example ~]# yum clean all
    error: Macro % has illegal name (%define)
    
    [root@example ~]# rpm
    error: Macro % has illegal name (%define)
    RPM version 4.3.3
    ....
    
    [root@example ~]# rpm -q rpmdb-redhat
    error: Macro % has illegal name (%define)
    rpmdb-redhat-4-0.20060803
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content