$ rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

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   $ pacman -Sy pacman

   :: Synchronising package databases…
   error: failed to update mingw32 (unable to lock database)
   error: failed to update mingw64 (unable to lock database)
   error: failed to update msys (unable to lock database)
   error: failed to synchronise any databases
   error: failed to init transaction (unable to lock database)
   error: could not lock database: Permission denied

   $ rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

   rm: cannot remove ‘/var/lib/pacman/db.lck’: No such file or directory

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   1. 

      Which system are you running on? The tip was actually ment to be for msys2.

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   Thank you – helped me out a ton!

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3. 

   you need to run msys as administrator in windows 7 to execute ok

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