Urpmi-database locked

Kristoffer G · 01-19-2007, 11:11 PM

When I try to change the location for my updates to be downloaded to, MCC says that the URPMI-database is locked. Why and how can I unlock it?

Paul_md · 01-20-2007, 06:17 AM

rm -f "/var/lib/urpmi/.LOCK"
rm -f "/var/lib/urpmi/.RPMLOCK"

el amigo* · 01-20-2007, 07:28 AM

A simple reboot of the PC is usually enough for me...

Junior Hacker · 01-21-2007, 03:04 AM

I did those two things mentioned in the two posts above, still had the lock thing coming up, eventually I found that it was caused by having a terminal on one desktop that I previously ran a urpmi command, then from another desktop I had another terminal open and was running urpmi commands from it, just had to end the session in the first terminal to avoid the lock error.
Many people in other posts kept telling others it was caused by the same user on a network having two instances of urpmi going at the same time on two computers and just had to end one. Basically that's what I was doing on one computer.
Also happened when I once had the GUI rpmdrake (Mandrake 10.2) open and tried running urpmi commands from terminal.

jhazz · 04-18-2012, 10:41 PM

Oh my, I have the same problem. If I hadn't found this thread I would post a new thread. I hope this will get enough attention and I hope this will be given an apt solution. Coz just like Kristoffer, I did the same two things too. And nothing happens, indeed. Still it is locked. What exactly must I do?

GlennsPref · 04-25-2012, 05:06 AM

It probably won't unlock because it was disrupted during a download or install of a package you instigated(rarely not).

I usually use this easy script,
(You may need to be root to do this....)

Code:

#!/bin/sh
   if [ -f /var/lib/urpmi/.LOCK ]; then
      sudo rm -f /var/lib/urpmi/.LOCK
   fi
   if [ -f /var/lib/urpmi/.RPMLOCK ]; then
      sudo rm -f /var/lib/urpmi/.RPMLOCK
   fi

Then, gui way, go to mmc, install and remove software,

If your using "urpmi" try the "--resume" switch to save some bandwidth.

HTH

Glenn

Emmanuel_uk · 04-25-2012, 04:20 PM

In konsole
$ su -
urpmi.update -av

if still locked, in another konsole type
ps -eaf | grep rpm

Post all these info and somebody should be able to diagnose the prob

Regards