"Accessing the Package Management Failed"

ibex · 11-16-2009, 09:20 AM

I try to install something (a new kernel) with YaST in Suse 11.1 (32-bit) and I am getting the following message at the "Load the Configured Repositories" step:

Accessing the Package Management Failed
System management is locked by the application with pid 3880 (/usb/sbin/packagekitd).

How can I kill this application?
Would you advise me something else?

Thanks

jens · 11-16-2009, 10:33 AM

kill 3880

salasi · 11-16-2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibex

How can I kill this application?

...see previous answer

Quote:

Would you advise me something else?

Yes.

Understand what is going on: It is probably the case that something of which you are aware has caused an application to be locking (accessing) the package database. Find out what the process is, eg
Code:
```
ps -ef | grep 3880
```
think about that carefully and decide whather you want to kill it; if there is a strong chance that this process just needs a little more time to complete, give it that time.
If not, kill it.