Re: lock on RPM

["Adam H. Pendleton" <fmonkey fmonkey net>]

You must be root in order to remove RPM packages.  This error occurs 
when you are *not* root.

ahp

On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 08:21 PM, shawn wrote:

> I wanted to delete an RPM but couldn't.
>
> Should I try the apt thing recommended?
>
> btw on my system no package requires mysql-server-3.23.52-3
>
>
> [javauser The_Big_Playhouse javauser]$ rpm -evv mysql-server-3.23.52-3
> D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0
> D: locked   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name rdonly mode=0x0
> D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys rdonly mode=0x0
> D:  read h#     628 Header sanity check: OK
> D: ========== DSA pubkey id 219180cddb42a60e
> D:  read h#     617 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID db42a60e
> D: ========== --- mysql-server-3.23.52-3
> D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename rdonly mode=0x0
> D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys
> D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename
> D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name
> D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x42
> error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted
> (1)
> error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
> [javauser The_Big_Playhouse javauser]$
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