"Getting a lockfile timeout error when trying to post" Topic
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LongshotGC  | 12 Apr 2014 3:04 p.m. PST |
Hey, Bill… I was trying to post a new topic on the Terrain and Scenics board and keep getting the following error… /mivacommon/boards/newtopic.mv: Line 186: MvLOCKFILE: Runtime Error: Error creating lockfile 'boards/topics.dbf.lck': Timed out waiting for lock Any guidance? |
| LongshotGC | 12 Apr 2014 3:07 p.m. PST |
So after the site let me post this comment to this board, I went back and was able to successfully submit my topic to the Terrain/Scenics board. I'm leaving this up, Bill, just in case it tips to a larger issue worth investigating. |
 Herkybird | 12 Apr 2014 3:10 p.m. PST |
I also just had this problem trying to post.
I was on Google Chrome, I switched to Internet explorer, tried again, and it worked like a dream! |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 12 Apr 2014 4:52 p.m. PST |
It means the server is temporarily overloaded. |
| LongshotGC | 13 Apr 2014 2:28 a.m. PST |
Thanks, Bill! Good learning for me. |
| Brian Bronson | 13 Apr 2014 4:51 a.m. PST |
I also received this error message when I was posting a reply, but my post appeared to be successful in spite of it (this isn't meant as a complaint, but as further data for any troubleshooting efforts you might undertake; I can't help it-I was a software tester in a past life!) |
| Martin Rapier | 13 Apr 2014 5:10 a.m. PST |
That error has happened for years, it comes and goes. |
| fred12df | 13 Apr 2014 6:16 a.m. PST |
There was definitely something extra going on at the time of the first post on here. I managed to post one thread, but the second one repeatedly locked, and my attempt to post about the error failed too. V4 really needs to arrive soon, as this version felt unusable last night (UK time) |
| dragon6 | 01 May 2014 9:28 p.m. PST |
Ah yes and I've just had the dreaded lockfile:runtime error but with a twist. I waited, then looked at the message forum and my post was there BUT it didn't appear on the front page. So should I repost it so it will be noticed or just wait for those who check the boards? This is the second time I've seen this. The runtime error will post but won't run on the front page. If it's a reply it makes no matter as the post has it's place already but as the first post it does. |
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