# Unable to create lock file

**URL:** <https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617>\
**Category:** Process Studio\
**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617 "2021-08-23T07:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![shivshankarambhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@shivshankarambhore](https://community.automationedge.com/u/shivshankarambhore)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617/1 "2021-08-23T07:33:03Z")

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while opening workflow in process studio facing issue

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/automationedge/original/1X/1c0aff40d1cdc323b5bb00ea952c6e33e64c867f.png)

I am providing issue image here

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**Author:** ![KalyaniW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@KalyaniW](https://community.automationedge.com/u/KalyaniW)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617/2 "2021-08-24T04:30:22Z")

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Hello [shivshankarambhore](https://community.automationedge.com/u/shivshankarambhore),

Can I know in which plugin you’re facing this issue?

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**Author:** ![shivshankarambhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@shivshankarambhore](https://community.automationedge.com/u/shivshankarambhore)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617/3 "2021-08-24T18:40:56Z")

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While using user define java class facing this issue.

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**Author:** ![KalyaniW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@KalyaniW](https://community.automationedge.com/u/KalyaniW)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617/4 "2021-08-25T06:34:18Z")

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Hello shivshankarambhore,

Please provide the complete error message, and if possible please provide the workflow as well for reference.

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**Author:** ![shivshankarambhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@shivshankarambhore](https://community.automationedge.com/u/shivshankarambhore)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 7:54am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/unable-to-create-lock-file/4617/5 "2021-08-26T07:54:55Z")

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Hello kalyaniwani,

I resolved that issue.

The issue was happened because of Ransomware malware detected by Sophos and blocked javaw.exe file