error: can't create transaction lock

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I just upgraded to rpm-4.3.2 and I get the following error whenever I try to 
do anything involving some sort of write.

root@dumbledore:~# rpm -Uhv /usr/src/pc/RPMS/{anypackagename}*
error: can't create transaction lock

root@dumbledore:~# rpm --rebuilddb
error: can't create transaction lock

root@dumbledore:/var/lib/rpm# ls
Basenames     Group       Providename     Requireversion  __db.001
Conflictname  Installtid  Provideversion  Sha1header      __db.002
Dirnames      Name        Pubkeys         Sigmd5          __db.003
Filemd5s      Packages    Requirename     Triggername

root@dumbledore:/var/lib# rpm --initdb --dbpath /var/lib/rpm.new
error: can't create transaction lock


-vv isn't any more informative, normal stuff

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