Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1.When I try to install any rpm package 2. 3. Actual results: Error Type: <type 'exceptions.TypeError'> Error Value: rpmdb open failed File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py, line 2314, in <module> main() File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py, line 2310, in main backend = PackageKitYumBackend('', lock=True) File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py, line 182, in __init__ self.yumbase = PackageKitYumBase(self) File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py, line 2253, in __init__ self.repos.confirm_func = self._repo_gpg_confirm File : /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py, line 589, in <lambda> repos = property(fget=lambda self: self._getRepos(), File : /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py, line 395, in _getRepos self._getConfig() # touch the config class first File : /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py, line 192, in _getConfig self._conf = config.readMainConfig(startupconf) File : /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py, line 774, in readMainConfig yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot, startupconf.distroverpkg) File : /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py, line 844, in _getsysver idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg) Expected results: Additional info:
is there another process holding open or accessing your rpmdb? Can you run: rpm -q --whatprovides redhat-release
This looks like the same problem as in bug 495087, which documents a workaround to clear stale locks. Since that bug has more detailed information, I'll mark this one as a duplicate. Sorry for the malfunction, and thanks for the report! *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 495087 ***