> hi all. > cant i use multiple yum processes at different konsoles ? > i mean when i do something in one konsole, cant do any search with yum in > another one at all :( > when try to use yum twice, always get the error below : > > [root@localhost root]# yum search gaim > Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running. Aborting. > [root@localhost root]# > > what can i do ? > is there a way to red rid of this error ? and use it on as many different > konsoles as we want ? > help please. > Regards. > Bye > -- You are not getting an error, you are being told that yum is already in use. There is only one rpm database and yum runs against that. Running multiple instances of yum would set you up for disaster as multiple tasks attempted to make the same conflicting changes at the same time. This is as designed. You can't run multiple instances of yum simultaneously. --R
