[SOLVED] URPMI Database locked?

[Max2009]

I am using Mandriva 2008.1 KDE 3.5
A few days ago I encountered a problem. Whenever I try to use the package manager, whether to install a program or update stuff, it tells me A fatal error has occurred: urpmi database is locked (another program is already using it).
What does that mean? I have tried rebooting, and to the best of my knowledge no other program is using it.
Is there a way I can find out which program is using it? How did this happen, and how do I fix it?
Thanks.
Oh, please try and be as specific as possible, I'm still a Linux noob.

[devils casper]

There could be an updater working in the background. Check the output of top command or process manager. I am not using Mandriva and I can't tell you exactly. Fedora has an updater too which work in background and one has to stop it before using any other Package Manager tool.

[reed9]

I used to use 2008.1, and there is an auto-updater that works in the background which caused me no end of irritation. It always seemed to take forever to update the repositories during which the database is locked. I ended up turning the autoupdates off altogether, but I'm afraid I don't recall how I went about doing it. I think there is an option in the control center or it autostarted programs.

[googel]

I am using Mandriva 2008.1 KDE 3.5
A few days ago I encountered a problem. Whenever I try to use the package manager, whether to install a program or update stuff, it tells me A fatal error has occurred: urpmi database is locked (another program is already using it).
What does that mean? I have tried rebooting, and to the best of my knowledge no other program is using it.
Is there a way I can find out which program is using it? How did this happen, and how do I fix it?
Thanks.
Oh, please try and be as specific as possible, I'm still a Linux noob.

Open a command line and Type the following commands and You root user
The first is to know the process works in order to arrest:

ps -aef | grep rpm | grep -v grep

Of course, if there were a number of operations can be disabled works kill order

ps -aef | grep rpm | grep -v grep
root 8109 8099 99 07:30 ? 00:00:10 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/rpmdrake -- ...
kill -9 8109

After the stop of the operation delete locked files in the packages Manager

rm -f /var/lib/urpmi/.LOCK

rm -f /var/lib/urpmi/.RPMLOCK

That everything
I hope that helped you

[Max2009]

Thank you very much googel. That worked perfectly.