TCL
clear-group-locks command
.mdThe clear-group-locks command clears the group locks in the system group locks table.
Syntax
CAUTION: Use this command with caution. It overrides the protection provided by the
operating system to prevent data corruption and Group Format Errors (GFEs).
clear-group-locks
Description
Group locks are set by the operating system. For example, by the file-save command, and by AQL when processing a file. Group locks are typically cleared automatically when the commands that set them have finished executing.
Review the following information about the clear-group-locks command:
- Data in a locked group cannot be updated by others while a user is reading or writing to it, or while being saved.
- The group lock table holds information about all currently locked groups.
- The what command shows the current status of the group locks.
- The clear-group-locks command cannot be executed from a Proc.