On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 18:43 +0530, Bala wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install mysql devel rpm on RHEL 5 and I'm stuck at this > error and cant proceed further. > > "error: can't create transaction lock on /" You may have a trailing lock - ls /var/lib/rpm Check for other rpm/yum processes running. If none then: rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* Paul _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list