[wplug] Transaction lock

[Weber, Larry A]

Thanks to all for the help.  

To answer your questions:
Yes, I was root.
No, another package manager was not open.
Did not try the up-to-date module.  Need to find out what it does.
The packages were build for FC4.
Creating an empty __db.000 file seems to have worked.  I installed two
packages last night and they are both working.

I ran rpm --rebuilddb and found that it removed all of the __db.00x files.
I hope this does not prevent further package installations.

Thanks again.


-laweber

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org
> [SMTP:wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Vanco, Don
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:27 PM
> To:	General user list; General user list
> Subject:	RE: [wplug] Transaction lock
> 
> Good point - could be the rpm cron job is running (particualrly if it's a
> new install) - daily script that builds /var/log/rpmpackages
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org on behalf of Jason
> Jerome
> Sent: Wed 7/20/2005 4:19 PM
> To: General user list
> Subject: RE: [wplug] Transaction lock
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Have you asked the simple questions?
> 
> -are you root?
> -is there another package manager open?
> -have you tried using the up-to-date module built into Fedora?
> 
> 
> --- "Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com> wrote:
> 
> > Sounds like your RPM db is munged.
> >
> > Delete the DB files and rebuild rpm database. (or try to rebuild
> > first, then delete and rebuild if that does not work)
> >
> > Not sure what the syntax is on FC - will either be rpm --rebuilddb or
> > rebuilddb
> >
> > Don
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org on behalf of
> > Weber, Larry A
> > Sent: Wed 7/20/2005 2:43 PM
> > To: 'wplug at wplug.org'
> > Subject: [wplug] Transaction lock
> > 
> > I have recently installed Fedora Core 4 and need to add some
> > "Extras".  I
> > have downloaded the RPM's from the Fedora site but when I try to
> > install any
> > of their rpm's I get an error message that says, " can't create
> > transaction
> > lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000".  I checked in this directory and that
> > file
> > does not exist. There is a .001, .002 and .003.
> >
> > Any idea what is wrong and how to fix it?
> >
> > -laweber
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