Tom Diehl on 12 Aug 2004 02:47:03 -0000


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[PLUG] Re: Rpm install error


On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 ss396@drexel.edu wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Can someone tell what this error means and how to get around it ?
> 
> fra@maleficent downloads]$ rpm -ivh boost-jam-3.1.10-1.i386.rpm 
> error: can't create transaction lock

Run it as root. Normal users cannot lock the rpmdb.

Tom
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