[Bug 349469] Re: debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

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the way i fix it was doing this....

checked what was using it,

root at ubuntu:/home/supermorph# fuser -v    /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND  /var/cache/debconf/config.dat:
                     root      13654 F.... debconf-communi

i then issue a kill command to the pid 13654 (it might be different for you, do not copy n paste just incase something happens)
root at ubuntu:/home/supermorph# kill 13654

it done it,
root at ubuntu:/home/supermorph#

i then proceeded to continue configuring the apps by issuing command, i checked again first though, (to be sure)
root at ubuntu:/home/supermorph# fuser -v /var/cache/debconf/config.dat

root at ubuntu:/home/supermorph# (blank, so it has no locked process now)

then,
root at ubuntu:/home/supermorph# dpkg--configure -a


and bingo, works now.

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Title:
  debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by
  another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

Status in Debconf:
  New
Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Upgrading packages that use debconf sometimes fail with the following
  error:

  debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by
  another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

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