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How to unlock an index

  • January 16, 2026
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KevinLynch

Trying to build and index and getting this error:

04 BUILD-INDEX LOT
Index name:  SER#

Locking 'LOT' file for exclusive use.

Index file "INDEX.004" for key "SER#" is locked.  Aborting.

File 'LOT' Unlocked.
 

How can I unlock that index so  I can build it?

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Doug Averch
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  • January 16, 2026

It looks like you are using Universe. So what release are you running?