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Unlock files issue

RakeshPRG
RakeshPRG over 4 years ago

I would like to seek help in resolving the issue with the cadence simulation files. I understand that locking is a common problem. So, I looked into various resources to try out some methods to unlock the file. For example,

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find . -name "*.cdslck" -exec rm -f {} \;

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This didn't help, as I still get the same message(image) before and after executing the 'rm' command.

When I checked the folder where the schematic(Name: TIA_inv_ac_test) subfolder is present, there are no cdslck type files pertaining to this simulation file. There are other cdsclk files, like log.cdslck, and layout.oa.cdslck files but no for this schematic "TIA_inv_AC_test"

 In my case, I am trying to make the simulation file editable to add more schematic components. There's an error message that suggests to  use "Make editable" which didnt work either.

I have also tried cdsAdminTool in the shell view, over the folder and the summary of it says "no lock files released"

Only thing left is use 'dbreopen' which isnt something I am quite familiar with. So, I greatly appreciate any suggestions.

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