Unlocking Objects

System administrators use the Object Locking interface to see which objects are currently locked and to unlock locked objects.

Context

You can release the locks on locked objects at any time, even if the life span and protection span have not expired. For more information about the life span and protection span of locked objects, see Setting the Time Span for Object Locking.

Procedure

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A list of the currently locked objects is displayed. The following information is displayed for each lock entry:

Information	Description
Object Type	The portal object type, for example, a role or iView
Object ID	The ID of the object
Location	The path of the object in the Portal Catalog If the object is locked at the root of the Portal Catalog, the Location column is empty.
Locked By	The user ID of the user that is locking the object
Remaining Life Time (sec)	The amount of time remaining until the locked object is automatically released
Remaining Protection Time (sec)	The amount of time remaining until other users can take over the object
Session ID	The session ID for each launched browser
Description	A description of the object, where available

Select options in the Search Criteria dropdown list to sort the lock entries by either user ID or location.
Select the locked object and choose Unlock.

Note

The Available Lock Manager dropdown list displays the applications registered in the lock service of the portal. The lock manager collects and displays all the objects that are locked in the application. The Portal Content Directory (PCD) is registered as the application in the standard delivery so that all locked PCD objects are displayed for unlocking. You can add new applications by enhancing the program code to create another lock manager.