error: can't create transaction lock

[andy]

Hello,

I have login as root on the server which have FC3 installed. I run the yum update to update the server and getting the transaction lock error at the end of the installation and none of the rpms are updated , any ideas ?

Downloading needed headers
Resolving dependencies
Dependencies resolved
I will do the following:
[install: kernel 2.6.10-1.771_FC2.i686]
[update: xorg-x11-xauth 6.7.0-14.i386]
[update: ImageMagick 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386]
[update: ImageMagick-devel 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386]
[update: util-linux 2.12-19.i386]
[update: xorg-x11-devel 6.7.0-14.i386]
[update: xorg-x11-xfs 6.7.0-14.i386]
[update: ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386]
[update: gtk2 2.4.14-2.fc2.i386]
[update: xorg-x11-libs 6.7.0-14.i386]
[update: krb5-devel 1.3.6-4.i386]
[update: ImageMagick-perl 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386]
[update: sharutils 4.2.1-18.1.FC2.i386]
[update: tzdata 2005f-1.fc2.noarch]
[update: xorg-x11-font-utils 6.7.0-14.i386]
[update: libexif 0.5.12-2.2.i386]
[update: telnet 1:0.17-28.FC2.1.i386]
[update: krb5-libs 1.3.6-4.i386]
[update: xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL 6.7.0-14.i386]
[update: squid 7:2.5.STABLE9-1.FC2.2.i386]
[update: xorg-x11-libs-data 6.7.0-14.i386]
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages
Running test transaction:
Test transaction complete, Success!
error: can't create transaction lock
Kernel Updated/Installed, checking for bootloader
Grub found - making this kernel the default
Installed: kernel 2.6.10-1.771_FC2.i686
Updated: xorg-x11-xauth 6.7.0-14.i386 ImageMagick 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386 ImageMagick-devel 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386 util-linux 2.12-19.i386 xorg-x11-devel 6.7.0-14.i386 xorg-x11-xfs 6.7.0-14.i386 ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386 gtk2 2.4.14-2.fc2.i386 xorg-x11-libs 6.7.0-14.i386 krb5-devel 1.3.6-4.i386 ImageMagick-perl 6.2.0.7-2.fc2.i386 sharutils 4.2.1-18.1.FC2.i386 tzdata 2005f-1.fc2.noarch xorg-x11-font-utils 6.7.0-14.i386 libexif 0.5.12-2.2.i386 telnet 1:0.17-28.FC2.1.i386 krb5-libs 1.3.6-4.i386 xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL 6.7.0-14.i386 squid 7:2.5.STABLE9-1.FC2.2.i386 xorg-x11-libs-data 6.7.0-14.i386
Transaction(s) Complete