Error Lock Failed 167 (0xA7): How to Fix it

Adjust the ini files to fix this issue

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Updated onNovember 7, 2024

updated onNovember 7, 2024

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Error_Lock_Failed usually comes with the following error message:167 (0xA7) Unable to lock a region of a file. This is an obscure error, but if you ever encounter it, this guide will show you how to fix it.

How can I fix Error_Lock_Failed?

1. Adjust the rma.ini file

This will force the Remote Monitoring Agent to use External mode and that will hopefully fix the error.

Some users suggested using OneByOne mode. To do that, follow these steps:

2. Other solutions to try

The best course of action depends on your organization and system administrator. Do keep in mind that this method only works with profile log errors.

The Error_Lock_Failed is an obscure error that usually affects developers and system administrators, so it’s unlikely that you’ll ever encounter it as an end user.

However, if you do, you should be able to fix it with our solutions. There are other similar errors you can encounter, and we wrote aboutERROR_NOT_LOCKEDandERROR_DRIVE_LOCKEDrecently.

You might also be interested in ourERROR_LOCK_VIOLATIONguide for more information regarding lock errors.

Error Lock Failed 167 (0xA7): How to Fix it#

How can I fix Error_Lock_Failed?#

1. Adjust the rma.ini file#

2. Other solutions to try#

Error Lock Failed 167 (0xA7): How to Fix it

How can I fix Error_Lock_Failed?

1. Adjust the rma.ini file

2. Other solutions to try