erro: can't create transaction lock install .rpm

[Anoop Chandran]

On 12/6/06, Rildo <delpino at famerp.br> wrote:
>
> I have root user
>
> See
>
>
> [root at mastermail fc3]# rpm -ivh sendmail-devel-8.13.1-2.i386.rpm
> aviso: sendmail-devel-8.13.1-2.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 4f2a6fd2
> erro: can't create transaction lock
> [root at mastermail fc3]#
> [root at mastermail fc3]#
> [root at mastermail fc3]# rpm -Uvh sendmail-devel-8.13.1-2.i386.rpm
> aviso: sendmail-devel-8.13.1-2.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 4f2a6fd2
> erro: can't create transaction lock
> [root at mastermail fc3]#


Then it should mean that there is another instance of rpm command
executing, which has a lock on the database. It could be the yum command
getting the periodic updates. :) May be that one got stalled?

-----Mensagem original-----
> De: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] Em nome de Patrick
> Enviada em: quarta-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2006 15:35
> Para: For users of Fedora
> Assunto: Re: erro: can't create transaction lock install .rpm
>
> On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 15:29 -0200, Rildo wrote:
> > HI, I am so Brazil
> >
> > what does it mean when I do
> >
> > #rpm -ivh sendmail-devel.rpm, it turns backs
> > with message " aviso: sendmail-devel-8.13.1-2.i386.rpm: V3 DSA
> > signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
> >
> > erro: can't create transaction lock "
>
> You need to be root to install an RPM. If you have setup sudo than you
> can do
> $ sudo rpm -ivh sendmail-devel.rpm
>
> Or the second way: first become root and then install the rpm:
> $ su -
> <enter your password>
> # rpm -ivh /directory/where/rpm/is/located/sendmail-devel.rpm
>
> Regards,
> Patrick
>
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