Lotus Domino is an IBM server product that provides enterprise-grade e-mail, collaboration capabilities, and a custom application platform. Domino began life as Lotus Notes Server, the server component of Lotus Development Corporation's client-server messaging technology. It can be used as an application server for Lotus Notes applications and/or as a web server. It also has a built-in database system in the format of NSF. It's directory services can be used for authentication purposes as well

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Document is in use by XXXX and has been locked

The Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino Settings database uses a document
locking mechanism to prevent multiple users from simultaneously modifying the same Settings document. This prevents Save Conflicts from occurring.  If a Lotus Notes client crashes or is not shut down properly while a Settings document is open, the Settings document may remain locked and the next attempt to open the Settings document may result in an error message being displayed.
To unlock the Settings document, do one of the following:
A . Shut down and restart the Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino server task:
  1. At the Domino server console, type the following command:
     TELL SAV QUIT This stops the Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino server task.
  2. At the Domino server console, after the Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for
     Domino server task has stopped, type the following command:
     LOAD NTASK   This reloads the Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino server
     task and unlocks any locked documents in the Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering
     for Domino Settings database on the server.
B . Use the Unlock action button in the (Lockdocs) hidden view:
  1. Open the Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino Settings database.
  2. In the Settings document, press Ctrl and Shift, then on the View menu,
     click Go To.
  3. In the Go To dialog box, in the list, select (Lockdocs).
     This opens the hidden (Lockdocs) view. The locked document will
     have Locked displayed as its Status in the view.
  4. Select the locked document in the view, then click Unlock action.
     This unlocks the document, which lets you access it normally.