Thanks for your reply ... However, /var/cache/dnf/metadata_lock.pid does not exist; if there was a dnf lock file, I would have expected it to prevent the 'dnf install ...' which I ran w/o problem. Also, there do not appear to be any relevant *.pid files in /var/run.
DW On 10/16/2015 4:58 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote: > > > On 10/16/2015 04:38 AM, Doug Wyatt wrote: >> I ran yumex-dnf a few times, then the last time I got the message: >> >> dnf is locked by another process >> yum extender will exit >> [ OK ] >> >> and, it exits. >> >> I can run dnf install successfully, and rpm -i also works. >> >> Can anyone suggest where the lock might be? >> > https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/76157/failed-to-obtain-the-transaction-lock-logged-in-as-root/ > > |rm /var/cache/dnf/metadata_lock.pid| > > > > -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
