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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="http://joeyh.name/"
+ ip="4.153.255.110"
+ subject="comment 3"
+ date="2013-09-09T19:35:25Z"
+ content="""
+This problem cleared up after a reboot (and a crash, apparently).
+
+<pre>
+joeyh so, my thought is that perhaps you had a git-annex process before that was holding the lock.
+joeyh for example, if you ran it and ctrl-z'd at just the right time, it could be suspended and holding the lock
+joeyh (or the kernel coud have gotten confused, which given you also had a crash, who knows..)
+dp sounds logical
+joeyh forcing locks is always a problimatic thing
+joeyh but git-annex could certianly notice if it seems to be stalled and print some useful messages
+joeyh and maybe have a way to run with locks forced
+</pre>
+"""]]