Locked Database

[Paul Schwartz]

--- Bob Williams <linux at barrowhillfarm.org.uk> wrote:

> For no apparent reason, Gnucash is now unable to
> open my database,
> giving the Question:
> 
>        "GnuCash could not obtain the lock for
> /home/finance/nnn.
>  That database may be in use by another user, in
> which case you should
>                          not open the database.
>                       What would you like to do?"
> 
> I don't want to take the 'Quit' option, so I click
> on Open Anyway. The
> database appears to open to the point where I am
> informed of pending
> scheduled entries, when the whole application
> immediately closes.
> 
> I've tried the third option of Create New File, to
> get GnuCash running,
> and then attempting to open the locked database from
> there, but the same
> thing happens.
> 
> Although there are two other accounts on this
> machine, I am effectively
> the only user, and the above scenario happens even
> if GnuCash is the
> first application I attempt to open after a reboot.
> 
> Any ideas, please?
> -- 
> Bob Williams <linux at barrowhillfarm.org.uk>
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> 

Look for .LCK files in your home directory. They get
left behind if the program closes in other than the
normal way.  Delete them and try again.

Worked for me.

Paul Schwartz


		
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