On 13-Nov-2000 Bob Hartung opined:
> Hi,
> I am trying to uninstall rhs-print-filters and printtool
> so I can try the cups printing system. Somehow I have a
> problem with the rpm database and cannot lock the it. Is
> there a way to fix the rpm database from the command line?
>
> I tried 'rpm --rebuilddb' and received the error 'cannot
> get shared lock on database'. It sounds to me , with my
> limited experience in linux, that there is a lock file
> hanging around -- but where?
Try logging in as root and doing the work. That sounds like the problem.
--
Excuse my english. I went to US public school.
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