Hi, Go to /var/lib/rpm and remove all files beginning with__db. Do this whenever you have to interrupt RPM. I'd wait a good long time before interrupting it, though. -- Bill in Denver On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, James Poss wrote: > Hello all, > I'm just wondering if anyone here is using redhat 8, and using the > up2date program. > I attempted to upgrade my system a week ago. It successfully installed > the first package, however, after it finished, the program hung, and the > only thing that terminated it, was a kill -9 from another console. > since then, I can not run up2date, nor install any rpm files. > Again, the program hangs, and needs a good old number 9 to halt. > If anyone has any ideas, I'd be most appriciative, as I'm trying to > install a rpm package that I want to experiment with, and can't ATM. > Thanks. > > Jim > > -- > Winblows XP... > Gates's way of saying, > "Oooooooo! you'll pay for this!" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >