HOW TO: Fix Lock table is out of available locker entries

If you notice a “Lock table is out of available locker entries” error while updating with your WHM/CPANEL “Upgrade to Latest Version” function, then you have a RPM error.

The easiest way to fix this problem is to backup, delete, and refresh your RPM database.

How To Fix RPM Error?

Backup your /var/lib/rpm in the event something goes wrong.

tar cvzf rpmdb-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/rpm

Delete the RPM databases. You may have to hit “Y” and “Enter” for each database.

rm /var/lib/rpm/__db.00*

Rebuild your RPM database.

rpm –rebuilddb

Check Your RPM to make sure everything has been updated.

rpm -qa | sort

That’s it!

Written by admin on January 29th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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