On Thursday 14 November 2002 01:59, nate wrote: > Michael Naumann said: > > Warning: could not lock the chache file. Opening in read-only mode. > > I have never used this program, but if it were me the first > thing I would do is run strace on the app > > strace aptitude
That's one thing I also tried. > > and see what file(s) its trying to access. if the screen scrolls > to hell and back I do: > > strace aptitude >&strace.log I usually go for strace -e open .... or strace -e file ... to reduce the output to what's probably most meaningful for me. > > and load strace.log in your favorite text editor or text pager. > > nate There was one lock-file mentioned. IIRC it was /var/lib/aptitude/lock. I currently have no acces to the box so I can't tell exactly. But anyway, deleting this file did not solve my problem. So I still get (from aptitude) Warning: could not lock the cache file. Opening in read-only mode. Any clues?, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]