# Error parsing VM\_STATE: syntax error, unexpected VARIABLE, expecting EQUAL or EQUAL\_EMPTY at line 0, columns 10:12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [April 17, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/error-parsing-vm-state-syntax-error-unexpected-variable-expecting-equal-or-equal-empty-at-line-0-columns-10-12/12054 "2024-04-17T19:15:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sadig2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/sadig2/32/8073_2.png) [@sadig2](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/sadig2)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/error-parsing-vm-state-syntax-error-unexpected-variable-expecting-equal-or-equal-empty-at-line-0-columns-10-12/12054/1 "2024-04-17T19:15:02Z")
When i create vms , i get following error messages in oned.log : ```auto Wed Apr 17 15:56:53 2024 [Z0][InM][E]: Received message was: database is locked Wed Apr 17 15:56:58 2024 [Z0][InMeow][E]: Error parsing VM_STATE: syntax error, unexpected VARIABLE, expecting EQUAL or EQUAL_EMPTY at line 0, columns 10:12payload: database is locked Wed Apr 17 15:56:58 2024 [Z0][InM][E]: Received message was: database is locked Wed Apr 17 15:57:03 2024 [Z0][InMeow][E]: Error parsing VM_STATE: syntax error, unexpected VARIABLE, expecting EQUAL or EQUAL_EMPTY at line 0, columns 10:12payload: database is locked Wed Apr 17 15:57:03 2024 [Z0][InM][E]: Received message was: database is locked ``` Please help me with this error, i am using OpenNebula 6.0.0.2 (). * * * **Versions of the related components and OS (frontend, hypervisors, VMs):** **Steps to reproduce:** **Current results:** **Expected results:** ---
**Author:** ![dclavijo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/dclavijo/32/5265_2.png) [@dclavijo](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/dclavijo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/error-parsing-vm-state-syntax-error-unexpected-variable-expecting-equal-or-equal-empty-at-line-0-columns-10-12/12054/2 "2024-04-18T07:54:17Z")
Try again with a more recent version like 6.4 or 6.8 ---
**Author:** ![sadig2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/sadig2/32/8073_2.png) [@sadig2](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/sadig2)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/error-parsing-vm-state-syntax-error-unexpected-variable-expecting-equal-or-equal-empty-at-line-0-columns-10-12/12054/3 "2024-04-18T07:56:07Z")
Unfortunately i can’t , since i did many updates to adapt 6.0.0.2 for my other tools . is it some kind of known issue for Opennebula 6.0.0.2 ? ---
**Author:** ![dclavijo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/dclavijo/32/5265_2.png) [@dclavijo](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/dclavijo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/error-parsing-vm-state-syntax-error-unexpected-variable-expecting-equal-or-equal-empty-at-line-0-columns-10-12/12054/4 "2024-04-18T08:02:05Z")
The problem is that 6.0 is no longer supported so, any bugs or issues it has will stay like that. Try to take a look at the sqlite database file that holds the VM state in the hypervisor node. It should be located at `/var/tmp/one/im/status_kvm_.db`. The VM state is held there and for some reason the database can’t be read apparently. If you can’t fix it, try deleting it. It should be recreated afterwards by the monitoring drivers automatically. ---
**Author:** ![sadig2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/sadig2/32/8073_2.png) [@sadig2](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/sadig2)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/error-parsing-vm-state-syntax-error-unexpected-variable-expecting-equal-or-equal-empty-at-line-0-columns-10-12/12054/5 "2024-04-18T14:30:21Z")
Deleting `/var/tmp/one/im/status_kvm_.db` did not solve the problem, i still receive error messages into my oned.log , also i have these hanging processes , last 2 processes turn on and off periodically. ```auto oneadmin 6905 0.0 0.0 1756420 35968 ? Ssl Apr13 2:33 ruby ./monitord-client.rb kvm 0 198.18.224.169 oneadmin 7537 0.0 0.0 1756424 36188 ? Ssl Apr13 2:33 ruby ./monitord-client.rb kvm 0 198.18.224.169 oneadmin 8429 0.0 0.0 1756420 35996 ? Ssl Apr13 2:30 ruby ./monitord-client.rb kvm 0 198.18.224.169 oneadmin 9485 0.0 0.0 1756416 36200 ? Ssl Apr13 2:32 ruby ./monitord-client.rb kvm 0 198.18.224.169 oneadmin 12658 0.0 0.0 315444 18976 ? Sl 14:19 0:00 ruby ./../kvm-probes.d/vm/status/state.rb kvm 0 198.18.224.169 oneadmin 12662 0.0 0.0 95660 13276 ? R 14:19 0:00 ruby ./../kvm-probes.d/vm/status/state.rb kvm 0 198.18.224.169 root 12667 0.0 0.0 11468 1120 pts/0 S+ 14:19 0:00 grep ruby root@vt-dev2-host.vtastic-dev:/a# ```