CI test is failing due to error: dpkg status database is locked by another process

[shaominchen]

CI test is failing due to error: dpkg status database is locked by another process. Both Mark and I have run into this issue:

https://ci.vmware.run/vmware/docker-volume-vsphere/1063
https://ci.vmware.run/vmware/docker-volume-vsphere/1065

@msterin @shuklanirdesh82 @kerneltime

[ashahi1]

Hit this issue durin CI run: https://ci.vmware.run/vmware/docker-volume-vsphere/1095

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Snippet from error log:

=> Deploying [email protected] : deb Wed Feb 8 23:11:59 UTC 2017

dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
make[1]: *** [deploy-vm] Error 2
make: *** [deploy-vm] Error 2

=> Build + Test not successful Wed Feb 8 23:12:00 UTC 2017

[ashahi1]

Failed CI run: https://ci.vmware.run/vmware/docker-volume-vsphere/1098

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=> Deploying [email protected] : deb Thu Feb 9 00:30:49 UTC 2017

dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
make[1]: *** [deploy-vm] Error 2
make: *** [deploy-vm] Error 2

[ashahi1]

CI run: https://ci.vmware.run/vmware/docker-volume-vsphere/1099

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=> Deploying [email protected] : deb Thu Feb 9 00:46:08 UTC 2017

dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
make[1]: *** [deploy-vm] Error 2
make: *** [deploy-vm] Error 2

=> Build + Test not successful

[shuklanirdesh82]

Looking at it, just a quick note (192.168.31.85 & 192.168.31.83 only are having the issue).

[shuklanirdesh82]

@shaominchen @ashahi1 : I've fixed both VMs and made sure by running multiple times. Please reopen if observes again.