OUD - Running on Windows Fails to Restore with Error; "An error occurred while attempting to acquire an exclusive lock for backend" (Doc ID 2301063.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Applies to:

Symptoms

 $MW_HOME\asinst_1\OUD\bat>restore.bat --backupDirectory $BACKUP_DIR\OracleContext0
[21/Aug/2017:14:53:32 -0400] category=TOOLS severity=SEVERE_ERROR msgID=10748234 msg=An error occurred while attempting to acquire an exclusive lock for backend OracleContext0: The exclusive lock requested for file $MW_HOME\asinst_1\OUD\locks\backend-OracleContext0.lock was not granted, which indicates that another process already holds a shared or exclusive lock on that file.This generally means some other process is still using this backend (e.g., it is in use by the Directory Server or a backup or LDIF export is in progress). The restore cannot continue

Cause

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