Comments on: VMware ESX – “Unable to access a file since it is locked” http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked TechHead.co.uk is a site dedicated to information on various IT technologies, solutions, fixes and IT news. Topic areas include HP Proliant Servers & Storage, VMware vSphere,ESX,ESXi, Microsoft Hyper V and Windows Server Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jeena Me http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked#comment-11858 Jeena Me Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:24:38 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/?p=1079#comment-11858 I had the same problem and to unlock such file nothing helped but a tool available at http://pathtoodeep.com I had the same problem and to unlock such file nothing helped but a tool available at http://pathtoodeep.com

]]> By: zinto http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked#comment-11065 zinto Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:44:04 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/?p=1079#comment-11065 Removed vm from inventory and re-added it - started OK then. Removed vm from inventory and re-added it – started OK then.

]]> By: tt http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked#comment-9562 tt Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:42:37 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/?p=1079#comment-9562 just shutdown most esx servers. add the machine from datastore to the only running esx and power it up. now you can power on all the other esx hosts just shutdown most esx servers. add the machine from datastore to the only running esx and power it up. now you can power on all the other esx hosts

]]> By: Khai http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked#comment-9277 Khai Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:54:19 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/?p=1079#comment-9277 fuser -k file path / file name fuser -k file path / file name

]]> By: Khai http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked#comment-9275 Khai Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:52:25 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/?p=1079#comment-9275 kill Process is file lock fuser -k kill Process is file lock

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