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argentik

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Error on first page of installation "Could not obtain a write lock for table"
April 09, 2010, 07:07:02 am
Hi all,

i hope to get some help. I well uploaded everything.
On the first page of DB installation page process, i have this error :

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[color=red]Can I create lock tables in the database >> Could not obtain a write lock for the table.[/color]
what can i do to resolve this?
i'm on unix server environment.

on my WAMP local server i didnt get that error..

thanks all for your kindly help !

emilyf

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Re: Error on first page of installation "Could not obtain a write lock for table"
April 09, 2010, 07:52:17 am
does your DB have permission to create lock tables? if you're using phpmyadmin or a similar tool to create your dbs, this is an easy option to check off.

argentik

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Re: Error on first page of installation "Could not obtain a write lock for table"
April 09, 2010, 08:01:30 am
thanks for this first step,
i use phpmyadmin, where do i find this option ?? i looked after it, but i didnt found any text about it

thank you if you can help, i m kinda new to this

thanks again for your help,

Argentik

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Re: Error on first page of installation "Could not obtain a write lock for table"
April 09, 2010, 08:04:42 am
when you are adding a database user to the database, you can select their privileges in phpmyadmin. make sure to check 'lock tables'.

argentik

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Re: Error on first page of installation "Could not obtain a write lock for table"
April 09, 2010, 08:21:44 am
i'm gonna try this... i asked my administrator to do so, i ll come back here to tell if it worked !
thanks emily !

argentik

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Re: Error on first page of installation "Could not obtain a write lock for table"
April 11, 2010, 03:24:27 pm
i confirm : it worked : ;)

then i could install civicrm.

thanks a lot !

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