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rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument
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| # Got this message printed out repeatedly on the terminal screen while trying to install some packages using yum | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| # rpmdb: unable to lock mutex: Invalid argument | |
| Redhat recommends you to upgrade glibc using yum -y update glibc. (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463921) | |
| Sometimes it does not help. If it is the case do this | |
| rpmdb --rebuilddb -vv |
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I reboot the system, then i can yum the file without error.