J F Lemaire wrote :
Does /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm reside on an ext2 partition? If not, I don't think ARAnyM's hostfs driver handles file locking yet, so that may be the reason.
Yes, I use the excellent Pack_3d, which uses hostfs. http://helijah.free.fr/Pack_3D/Pack_3D.html Damn, if hostfs prevents to use rpm, this is a big issue ! -- Vincent Rivière