smart --update just hangs (SUSE 10.1)

[David Shochat]

Mauricio Teixeira (netmask) wrote:
> It could be a problem with zmd locking the rpm db, and smart is waiting
> for it to bee freed. Try running "rczmd stop" before running smart
> again, and try running it from a console window before running the gui.
>
>   
But I was able to run smart at the command line. Why would the locking
only affect the --gui case? Also, after I upgraded from the command line
(over 100 packages), I was able to run the gui version.