Re: [SLE] Yast Error

adamvaz_at_earthlink.net
Date: 11/01/05

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    To: "B. Stia" <usr@sanctum.com>, suse-linux-e@suse.com
    Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 2:05:00 -0500
    
    

    Do it again as root. The database is owned by root.

    Adam

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    From: "B. Stia" <usr@sanctum.com>
    Subj: [SLE] Yast Error
    Date: Tue Nov 1, 2005 1:20 am
    Size: 784 bytes
    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com

    Hello SuSE people.

    Tonight I went to install the package sharutils from the 9.2 disks.
    It would not install and gave me the following error. I have no idea
    what it means. Anybody can explain/rectify this???

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    ERROR(InstTarget:E_RpmDB_subprocess_failed)

    ---
    error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted 
    (1)
    error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Thanks for any help/guidance.
    Bob S.
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