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How to unlock file, locked by a process
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The file is locked by a process, java in my case. I only want the lock to be released.
lsof | grep /home/user/workspace1
A temporary solution was to 'End Process' from 'System Monitor'. 
But terminating java(Java Virtual Machine) would terminate all other programs using java. So how shall I release the lock held by any process. For the same purpose Windows has an application called 'Unlocker'.
java lock lsof
asked May 1 '14 at 7:45
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The file is locked by a process, java in my case. I only want the lock to be released.
lsof | grep /home/user/workspace1
A temporary solution was to 'End Process' from 'System Monitor'.
But terminating java(Java Virtual Machine) would terminate all other programs using java. So how shall I release the lock held by any process. For the same purpose Windows has an application called 'Unlocker'.
java lock lsof
asked May 1 '14 at 7:45
arpitarpit
120310
add a comment |
The file is locked by a process, java in my case. I only want the lock to be released.
lsof | grep /home/user/workspace1
A temporary solution was to 'End Process' from 'System Monitor'.
But terminating java(Java Virtual Machine) would terminate all other programs using java. So how shall I release the lock held by any process. For the same purpose Windows has an application called 'Unlocker'.
java lock lsof
asked May 1 '14 at 7:45
arpitarpit
120310
The file is locked by a process, java in my case. I only want the lock to be released.
lsof | grep /home/user/workspace1
A temporary solution was to 'End Process' from 'System Monitor'.
But terminating java(Java Virtual Machine) would terminate all other programs using java. So how shall I release the lock held by any process. For the same purpose Windows has an application called 'Unlocker'.
java lock lsof
java lock lsof
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arpitarpit
120310
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Try lockf.
lockf - apply, test or remove a POSIX lock on an open file
The lockf() function allows sections of a file to be locked with
advisory-mode locks. Calls to lockf() from other processes which
attempt to lock the locked file section will either return an error
value or block until the section becomes unlocked. All the locks for a
process are removed when the process terminates. Record locking with
lockf() is supported for regular files.IBM
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
67.9k13140223
answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
Mitch♦Mitch
85.8k14174232
This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
add a comment |
I am not at all sure this will work on your particular lockfiles but lock-remove might be worth a try:
lockfile-remove [--lock-name] filename
DESCRIPTION
Lockfile-progs provides a set a programs that can be used to lock and
unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile):
So, try something like
lockfile-remove /home/user/workspace1/.metadata/.lock
Another, more brutal approach, is to simply delete the lockfile.
answered May 1 '14 at 10:49
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Try lockf.
lockf - apply, test or remove a POSIX lock on an open file
The lockf() function allows sections of a file to be locked with
advisory-mode locks. Calls to lockf() from other processes which
attempt to lock the locked file section will either return an error
value or block until the section becomes unlocked. All the locks for a
process are removed when the process terminates. Record locking with
lockf() is supported for regular files.IBM
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
67.9k13140223
answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
Mitch♦Mitch
85.8k14174232
This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
add a comment |
Try lockf.
lockf - apply, test or remove a POSIX lock on an open file
The lockf() function allows sections of a file to be locked with
advisory-mode locks. Calls to lockf() from other processes which
attempt to lock the locked file section will either return an error
value or block until the section becomes unlocked. All the locks for a
process are removed when the process terminates. Record locking with
lockf() is supported for regular files.IBM
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
67.9k13140223
answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
Mitch♦Mitch
85.8k14174232
This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
add a comment |
Try lockf.
lockf - apply, test or remove a POSIX lock on an open file
The lockf() function allows sections of a file to be locked with
advisory-mode locks. Calls to lockf() from other processes which
attempt to lock the locked file section will either return an error
value or block until the section becomes unlocked. All the locks for a
process are removed when the process terminates. Record locking with
lockf() is supported for regular files.IBM
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
67.9k13140223
answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
Mitch♦Mitch
85.8k14174232
Try lockf.
lockf - apply, test or remove a POSIX lock on an open file
The lockf() function allows sections of a file to be locked with
advisory-mode locks. Calls to lockf() from other processes which
attempt to lock the locked file section will either return an error
value or block until the section becomes unlocked. All the locks for a
process are removed when the process terminates. Record locking with
lockf() is supported for regular files.IBM
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
67.9k13140223
answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
Mitch♦Mitch
85.8k14174232
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
67.9k13140223
edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
terdon♦
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edited May 1 '14 at 10:44
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answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
Mitch♦Mitch
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answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
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answered May 1 '14 at 10:01
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This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
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This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
This is a C function, not a program. Not sure how it will help the OP.
– terdon♦
May 1 '14 at 10:46
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I am not at all sure this will work on your particular lockfiles but lock-remove might be worth a try:
lockfile-remove [--lock-name] filename
DESCRIPTION
Lockfile-progs provides a set a programs that can be used to lock and
unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile):
So, try something like
lockfile-remove /home/user/workspace1/.metadata/.lock
Another, more brutal approach, is to simply delete the lockfile.
answered May 1 '14 at 10:49
terdon♦terdon
67.9k13140223
add a comment |
I am not at all sure this will work on your particular lockfiles but lock-remove might be worth a try:
lockfile-remove [--lock-name] filename
DESCRIPTION
Lockfile-progs provides a set a programs that can be used to lock and
unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile):
So, try something like
lockfile-remove /home/user/workspace1/.metadata/.lock
Another, more brutal approach, is to simply delete the lockfile.
answered May 1 '14 at 10:49
terdon♦terdon
67.9k13140223
add a comment |
I am not at all sure this will work on your particular lockfiles but lock-remove might be worth a try:
lockfile-remove [--lock-name] filename
DESCRIPTION
Lockfile-progs provides a set a programs that can be used to lock and
unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile):
So, try something like
lockfile-remove /home/user/workspace1/.metadata/.lock
Another, more brutal approach, is to simply delete the lockfile.
answered May 1 '14 at 10:49
terdon♦terdon
67.9k13140223
I am not at all sure this will work on your particular lockfiles but lock-remove might be worth a try:
lockfile-remove [--lock-name] filename
DESCRIPTION
Lockfile-progs provides a set a programs that can be used to lock and
unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile):
So, try something like
lockfile-remove /home/user/workspace1/.metadata/.lock
Another, more brutal approach, is to simply delete the lockfile.
answered May 1 '14 at 10:49
terdon♦terdon
67.9k13140223
answered May 1 '14 at 10:49
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