Troubleshooting
Problem
Warning message issued during the non-root or root startup of WebSphere stating that it can not lock the user or system preferences.
Symptom
The following message can be seen in the systemout.log:
[9/11/11 18:03:19:921 EDT] 00000001 prefs W java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences syncWorld Couldn't flush user prefs: java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException: Couldn't get file lock.
[9/11/11 18:03:49:929 EDT] 00000001 prefs W java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences checkLockFile0ErrorCode Could not lock User prefs. Unix error code 2.
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Modified date:
03 March 2025
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