[GNC] Locked out of gnucash

Frank H. Ellenberger frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com
Mon Nov 18 11:01:28 EST 2019


Am Mo., 18. Nov. 2019 um 16:28 Uhr schrieb David Carlson
<david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>:
>
> I like Derek 's suggestion  but I would see that and call with this suggestion:
>
> There is a lock on the selected data file.   Most likely this means that the data file was not cleanly closed (due to a crash) after it was last opened.

I believe a more common reason than a crash is turning the computer
off without closing the program.

> If you are sure that it is not currently in use by you or another user, click "Open Anyway".  Otherwise, click "Open Read-Only" or one of the other options.
>
> And my note to dev's would include the caveat that PID is useless when remote users have access.
>
> David Carlson

~Frank


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