On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 05:20:16PM -0800, John Ralls wrote: > Do I remember correctly that you're using the SQL backend? That works a > bit differently because there's no way to have a lock file if you're > connected > to a DB server. Instead of a lock file it has a lock table inside the > database. > If you copy the database (and with SQLite3 it looks just like a file) when > there's a lock record in the lock table then GnuCash will put up the "unable > to obtain the lock" dialog box. > You're absolutely right, I'm using sqlite, the above would exactly explain what I'm seeing, thank you.
With sqlite it would, of course, be OK to use a lock file as it's not a client/server system but I suppose it just shares the way things work with mySql/postgresql. -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
