At 9:52 PM -0600 7/4/07, Frank Cox wrote: >On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:42:11 -0700 (PDT) >"charles f. zeitler" <cfzeitler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> when i attempt, (as root) for example, >> rpm --import linux_signing_key.pub >> i get: >> cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages > >Do you have the automatic yum doodad (whose name I can't remember offhand) >running as a daemon? yum-updatesd >Are you sure you're root? Also, possibly there are stale locks. The locks can be removed with `rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*`, but it is safer to reboot, which will remove the locks at a time when it is certainly safe. And the advice to use lsof first is good. -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>
