Could not obtain the lock

[Colin Law]

On 1 September 2017 at 11:51, Alain Dormoy <cageda at free.fr> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> More often than not, when I launch GnuCash, I get the message:
>
> Gnucash could not obtain the lock for file:\.......\filename.gnucash
>
> I click "Open anyway" and it works normally. So I can't say I really care but it's a bit puzzling.
>
> Anyone has an explanation and can I do something to change that?

That normally happens when GC has not been closed down correctly. How
are you closing it?
Also which operating system are you using and which version GC?

Colin