Re: Debconf problem: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process

[Graham Williams <Graham.Williams@cmis.CSIRO.AU>]

Received Sat 01 Jun 2002 10:16am +1000 from Joey Hess:
> Graham Williams wrote:
> > I've got myself stuck somehow with upgrading some packages (am current
> > with "unstable"). After a recent apt-get dist-upgrade I now have:
> > 
> > debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by
> > another process
> 
> Well it seems that you have another debconf instance running somewhere.
> Perhaps you're reconfiguring a package on another virtual console? Only
> a running process can keep this lock held, so find it and kill it and
> you should be ok.

Thanks for the advice. I've found a "dpkg-reconfigur" running. Killing
that it fixed it.

Regards,
Graham


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