rpm "can't create transaction lock

[dforsyth]

I'm having problems installing packages with rpm. iI get "error: can't create transaction lock"

I'm running as "root". tries rebooting.

Dwayne



Script started on Sun 27 Jun 2004 09:16:25 PM CDT
[forsyth@derf0 src]# rpm -i apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm
warning: apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 8df56d05
error: can't create transaction lock
[forsyth@derf0 src]# whoami
root
[forsyth@derf0 src]# rpm -i -vv apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm
D: ============== apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm
D: Expected size: 865815 = lead(96)+sigs(344)+pad(0)+data(865375)
D: Actual size: 865815
D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages joinenv
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/Pubkeys rdonly mode=0x0
warning: apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 8df56d05
D: added binary package [0]
D: found 0 source and 1 binary packages
D: ========== +++ apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2 i386/linux 0x1
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Depends create mode=0x0
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames rdonly mode=0x0
D: read h# 1616 Header sanity check: OK
D: ========== DSA pubkey id b44269d04f2a6fd2
D: read h# 30 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: /bin/sh YES (db files)
D: Requires: /bin/sh YES (cached)
D: Requires: /bin/sh YES (cached)
D: read h# 10 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: /sbin/ldconfig YES (db files)
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Providename rdonly mode=0x0
D: read h# 123 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: bzip2 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: config(apt) = 0:0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2 YES (added provide)
D: read h# 227 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: gnupg YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5.so.0 YES (added provide)
D: read h# 11 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libbeecrypt.so.6 YES (db provides)
D: read h# 12 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libbz2.so.1 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.3) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libdl.so.2 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.0) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.1) YES (db provides)
D: read h# 15 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libelf.so.1 YES (db provides)
D: read h# 3 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libgcc_s.so.1 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libm.so.6 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) YES (db provides)
D: read h# 37 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libncurses.so.5 YES (db provides)
D: read h# 43 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libpopt.so.0 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libpthread.so.0 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) YES (db provides)
D: read h# 73 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libreadline.so.4 YES (db provides)
D: read h# 78 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: librpm-4.3.so YES (db provides)
D: Requires: librpmdb-4.3.so YES (db provides)
D: Requires: librpmio-4.3.so YES (db provides)
D: Requires: librt.so.1 YES (db provides)
D: read h# 34 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libselinux.so.1 YES (db provides)
D: read h# 24 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libstdc++.so.5 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libstdc++.so.5(CXXABI_1.2) YES (db provides)
D: Requires: libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2) YES (db provides)
D: read h# 56 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: libz.so.1 YES (db provides)
D: Requires: rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 YES (rpmlib provides)
D: Requires: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 YES (rpmlib provides )
D: read h# 196 Header V3 DSA signature: OK, key ID 4f2a6fd2
D: Requires: wget YES (db provides)
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname rdonly mode=0x0
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Depends
D: ========== recording tsort relations
D: Requires: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5.so.0 YES (added provide)
D: ignore package name relation(s) [0] libtermcap -> bash
D: ignore package name relation(s) [1] modutils -> vixie-cron
D: ignore package name relation(s) [2] ypbind -> yp-tools
D: ignore package name relation(s) [3] ghostscript-fonts -> ghostscript
D: ignore package name relation(s) [4] libgnomeprint15 -> gnome-print
D: ignore package name relation(s) [5] nautilus -> nautilus-mozilla
D: ignore package name relation(s) [6] tcl -> postgresql-tcl
D: ignore package name relation(s) [7] arts -> kdelibs-sound
D: ignore package name relation(s) [8] pango-gtkbeta-devel -> pango-gtkbeta
D: ignore package name relation(s) [9] XFree86 -> Mesa
D: ignore package name relation(s) [10] compat-glibc -> db2
D: ignore package name relation(s) [11] compat-glibc -> db1
D: ignore package name relation(s) [12] pam -> initscripts
D: ignore package name relation(s) [13] initscripts -> sysklogd
D: ========== tsorting packages (order, #predecessors, #succesors, tree, depth)
D: 0 0 0 0 0 +apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2
D: installing binary packages
error: can't create transaction lock
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Providename
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
[forsyth@derf0 src]#
Script done on Sun 27 Jun 2004 09:16:51 PM CDT

[friez]

this may or maynot help but try deleting the file
/var/lock/rpm/transaction as root
"rm -v /var/lock/rpm/transaction"
then try it again

[dforsyth]

Thanks! I was updrading on old system, and merged the old and new /var subdirectors.

I was missing the /var/locl/rpm subdir.

Dwayne

[kaelig]

Same message, other problem => other solution
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I have met the same problem with FC2B version. In my case the /var/lock/rpm directory has disappeared,
I have just recreated it (a mkdir as root in /var/lock repertory) and i could play again ;-)
Kaelig

[Paxmaster]

hello there I just became a member of this forum, I have installed Fc2 on my laptop it work great but i am having the same problem as u were having, But I still can't fix the problem I have download the newest xmms player but it gave me error error: can't create transaction lock I have check the dir /var/lock/rpm it was there but then on i have created a dir call /var/lock/rpm/transaction it still don't work I have delete and then replace it, no work. I keep saying to myself waaaaaaas up lol when there an error

[cylon]

try to close that little red thingy at the rigft bottom of your screen called up2date.

[Paxmaster]

Thank it works let me ask u why would uptodate will conflict with rpm packet manager

[Paxmaster]

it happen again can someone help me

[imdeemvp]

Originally Posted by Paxmaster

it happen again can someone help me

you have to install as root, open terminal type: su and root pass the to install the rpm package you downloaded type:
rpm -ivh package_name_here.rpm