Hello Kevin When I execute as root I am not in the Downloads directory and the command "cd Downloads" produces the output "-bash: cd: Downloads: No such file or directory" How can I use the file in the Downloads directory or go to Downloads when logged in as root? On 9 April 2011 09:54, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 04/09/2011 12:21 AM, Varuna Seneviratna wrote: >> When executed the command >> >> rpm -i adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm >> The feedback is, Eerror: can't create transaction lock on >> /var/lib/rpm/.rpm.lock (Permission denied) >> >> >> What is the Solution and what is meant by? >> can't create transaction lock >> >> How to Overcome this? > > You have to execute as root, not as a regular user. > > Either become root (su -) or use sudo.... > > -- > Kevin J. Cummings > kjchome@xxxxxxxxxxx > cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org) > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines