"nagendra  prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> hi
> i downloaded mysql rpms from mysql.com
> & tried to install them on linux.
> when i use the command rpm -i mysqlpackname in shell
> it says
> 
> error:can't get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/packages
> error:can't open packages database in /var/lib/rpm
> 
> what shall i do.

Install as root.

-- 
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.

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