diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index bb9fc62f..1c661f15 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def cmdObject(cmd, fail=False):
                 "build-package": BuildPackage,
                 "info": Info,
                 "install": Install,
+                "configure-pending": ConfigurePending,
                 "list-installed": ListInstalled,
                 "list-available": ListAvailable,
                 "search-available": SearchAvailable,
@@ -223,6 +224,20 @@ Remove a package from your system. Just give the package name to remove.
         pisi.toplevel.remove(self.args)
         self.finalize()
 
+class ConfigurePending(PackageOp):
+    """configure pending packages"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Remove, self).__init__()
+
+    def run(self):
+        #if not self.args:
+        #    self.help()
+        #    return
+
+        self.init()
+        pisi.toplevel.configure_pending()
+        self.finalize()
+
 class Info(Command):
     """Display information about a package 
 
diff --git a/pisi/cli/common.py b/pisi/cli/common.py
index 5167e328..a96d0adb 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/common.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/common.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ install
 list-installed
 list-available
 remove
+configure-pending
 add-repo
 remove-repo
 list-repo
diff --git a/pisi/installdb.py b/pisi/installdb.py
index dccee829..ea1f5783 100644
--- a/pisi/installdb.py
+++ b/pisi/installdb.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 
 import os, fcntl
-import bsddb.dbshelve as shelve
+import lockeddbshelve as shelve
 
 from config import config
 from constants import const
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@ class InstallDB:
         self.db_filename = os.path.join(config.db_dir(), 'install.bdb')
         self.d = shelve.open(self.db_filename)
         self.files_dir = os.path.join(config.db_dir(), 'files')
-        self.fdummy = open(self.db_filename)
-        fcntl.flock(self.fdummy, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        #fcntl.flock(self.fdummy, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-        self.fdummy.close()
-        
     def files_name(self, pkg, version, release):
         from os.path import join
         pkg_dir = join(config.lib_dir(), pkg + '-' + version + '-' + release)
diff --git a/pisi/lockeddbshelve.py b/pisi/lockeddbshelve.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a484434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pisi/lockeddbshelve.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2005, TUBITAK/UEKAE
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# Please read the COPYING file.
+#
+# A simple wrapper to implement locking for bsddb's dbshelf
+
+# Authors:  Eray Ozkural <eray@uludag.org.tr>
+
+
+import bsddb.dbshelve as shelve
+import bsddb.db as db
+import fcntl
+
+def open(filename, flags=db.DB_CREATE, mode=0660, filetype=db.DB_HASH,
+         dbenv=None, dbname=None):
+    """
+    A simple factory function for compatibility with the standard
+    shleve.py module.  It can be used like this, where key is a string
+    and data is a pickleable object:
+
+        from bsddb import dbshelve
+        db = dbshelve.open(filename)
+
+        db[key] = data
+
+        db.close()
+    """
+    if type(flags) == type(''):
+        sflag = flags
+        if sflag == 'r':
+            flags = db.DB_RDONLY
+        elif sflag == 'rw':
+            flags = 0
+        elif sflag == 'w':
+            flags =  db.DB_CREATE
+        elif sflag == 'c':
+            flags =  db.DB_CREATE
+        elif sflag == 'n':
+            flags = db.DB_TRUNCATE | db.DB_CREATE
+        else:
+            raise error, "flags should be one of 'r', 'w', 'c' or 'n' or use the bsddb.db.DB_* flags"
+
+    d = LockedDBShelf(dbenv)
+    d.open(filename, dbname, filetype, flags, mode)
+    return d
+
+class LockedDBShelf(shelve.DBShelf):
+
+    def __init__(self, env = None):
+        shelve.DBShelf.__init__(self, env)
+
+    def open(self, filename, dbname, filetype, flags, mode):
+        self.lockfile = file(filename + '.lock', 'w')
+        try:
+            fcntl.flock(self.lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+        except IOError:
+            import sys
+            from ui import ui
+            ui.error("Another instance of PISI is running. Try later!\n")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        return self.db.open(filename, dbname, filetype, flags, mode)
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.db.close()
+        self.lockfile.close()
+
diff --git a/pisi/packagedb.py b/pisi/packagedb.py
index a816d2af..68580527 100644
--- a/pisi/packagedb.py
+++ b/pisi/packagedb.py
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ class PackageDB(object):
         util.check_dir(config.db_dir())
         self.fname = os.path.join(config.db_dir(), 'package-%s.bdb' % id )
         self.fname2 = os.path.join(config.db_dir(), 'revdep-%s.bdb'  % id )
-        self.lockfile = self.fname + '.lock'
-        self.fdummy = file(self.lockfile, 'w')
+        self.lockfile = file(self.fname + '.lock', 'w')
         try:
-            fcntl.flock(self.fdummy, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+            fcntl.flock(self.lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
         except IOError:
             import sys
             from ui import ui
@@ -48,7 +47,12 @@ class PackageDB(object):
             sys.exit(1)
         self.d = shelve.open(self.fname)
         self.dr = shelve.open(self.fname2)
-            
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        pass
+        #self.d.close()
+        #self.dr.close()
+        #self.lockfile.close()
 
     def has_package(self, name):
         name = str(name)