[svlug] strange problem

[Aaron T Porter]

On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Smitty wrote:

> Today I downloaded a text editor rpm as root and then attempted to
> install it.  I received the error message:
> "Cannot get exclusive lock on database.  Cannot open
> /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm"
> Does anyone know what is going on here?  I am using RH 6.1. 
> Whenever I try to install any rpm, I receive the same message.

	Try running rpm as root.