In my limited experience with L-M...you probably have another instance of RPM management open (ie: Mandrake Update or RPM install) close one and the problem will go away Jaguar pete moss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i tried using makndrake update to get any new stuff for my 6.1 system. > i got and installed the new kernal as well as virc. no problems with > either. however, when i tried to get the new netscape, it crashed with > the error 'cannot get shared lock on database'. is there a lock file i > need to remove or can i install the netscape rpms manually (if so, where > are they on my system?)? > > thanks > > > :P ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.