Error "Waiting for file lock" appears when you manually download updates

Problem:

When performing “Download Updates” in the console, error message “Waiting for file lock” appears.

Cause:

This can happen when more than one instance of downloading updates is running simultaneously. For example, if you try to manually download patches while a scheduled patch download task is already running.

Solution:

• Kill all running VAMiner.exe processes.
• Log off the console and log in again.
• Reboot core server.

If none of the above works, try executing the following query against your Ivanti EPM database to remove the lock.

SELECT * FROM PatchSettings WHERE Name LIKE '%LOCK.UpdVulnLock%'

DELETE FROM PatchSettings WHERE Name LIKE '%LOCK.UpdVulnLock%'