Pacman error

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-23 19:08:09

Ok i have just installed Arch and I am logged in as root, i run pacman -Sy and then i get a message saying "error= failed to init transaction (unable to lock database)
then i run /var/lib/pacman/db.lck then i get premisson denied and i am stumped at what to do next!:|

Last edited by Arch.Ben (2009-07-23 20:22:44)

djszapi · 2009-07-23 19:10:53

Is your netconnection okay? Did you get ip address ? Is your mirrorlist okay ? Can you download some file of them manually?

Ashren · 2009-07-23 19:14:36

Arch-ben: Do you have pacman running somewhere else? If not delete /var/lib/pacman/db.lck i.e.

rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

.

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-23 20:05:28

Ashren, I have tried that and i get premission denied; and yes i am logged in as root.

tomk · 2009-07-23 20:18:56

Please change the thread title to something more descriptive. You can do this by editing the first post.

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-23 20:24:26

Ok i got into /var/lib/pacman/db.lck and there is nothing in there =\

linkmaster03 · 2009-07-23 20:39:01

That is because it is a lock file that is created when pacman is running. Other pacman processes check if that file is present before performing any operations, and if not, it is created before performing operations, and deleted after it is finished. Its purpose is to keep two pacman processes from installing or removing packages at the same time which may cause conflicts.

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-23 20:47:46

I do not think it is reading my internet connection.

Barrucadu · 2009-07-23 21:00:55

Why, do you get a different error message? The one you posted indicates that there is a lock file present.

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-23 21:17:06

I get this error when i go to run "pacman -Sy"

Misfit138 · 2009-07-23 21:23:14

Ashren wrote:

rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

.

^ You must run this command as root, as Ashren has pointed out, before we can go any further with helping you.
If there is indeed a networking issue, it must be addressed after the lock file is removed.

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-23 21:33:01

problem sovled by reinstalling arch it self..

celtic426 · 2009-07-23 22:49:49

I ran into this error multiple times a few days ago when i was installing Arch. I think the error occurs when a pacman operation, such as -Syu is terminated prematurely.

The users were right when they said:

(sudo) rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

^That always worked for me.

.:B:. · 2009-07-23 23:03:31

Arch.Ben wrote:

problem sovled by reinstalling arch it self..

That's Windows-like problem solving, not Linux-like .

ralvez · 2009-07-23 23:46:56

B wrote:

Arch.Ben wrote:
problem sovled by reinstalling arch it self..
That's Windows-like problem solving, not Linux-like .

The end justifies the means ... or is it the install justifies the means or ... nevermind

R.

Arch.Ben · 2009-07-24 00:07:59

needless to say after i get done with updates and install a few more things i will be good to go and start learning more about Arch

fukawi2 · 2009-07-24 00:12:57

For future reference (anyone from the future reading this thread with the same problem...)

See if there *is* already a pacman running elsewhere:

ps -ef | grep pacman

If there is, kill it and remove the .lck file.

That's the only reason I can think of root getting a permission denied error while trying to remove that .lck file.

sand_man · 2009-07-24 02:55:09

LOL You reinstalled the entire OS when all you had to do was delete one file!

Acecero · 2009-07-24 03:01:39

I always kept this alias handy in my bashrc file.

alias rmlock='sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck'

It was annoying to have to type that much in order to solve a simple problem.

windtalker · 2009-07-24 04:55:51

B wrote:

Arch.Ben wrote:
problem sovled by reinstalling arch it self..
That's Windows-like problem solving, not Linux-like .

But! But!
Isn't it Linux-like to fix it till it is broke?

Barrucadu · 2009-07-24 08:58:24

windtalker wrote:

But! But!
Isn't it Linux-like to fix it till it is broke?

And then fix it 'til it works again

celtic426 · 2009-07-24 18:57:01

sand_man wrote:

LOL You reinstalled the entire OS when all you had to do was delete one file!

Lol, epic quote.

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