> Source: [sk122253](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk122253)

# sk122253 - "A policy installation is currently in progress" error message appears during policy installation

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk122253 |
| Date Created | 2018-01-07 |
| Last Modified | 2019-05-07 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R81.20, R82 |

## Symptoms

- * The user sees the following error message when installing a policy after a scheduled IPS update: `"A policy installation is currently in progress."`:

  ![](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/sc//SolutionsStatics/sk122253/policy_inst1804142347.PNG)
* The error message refers to a policy installation that is not, in fact, taking place, and the user has to restart services to clear the error message.

## Solution

This solution requires authentication. Please log in to view the full solution.

---

# Agent Instructions

This content is from the Check Point Support Center (https://support.checkpoint.com), the official knowledge base for Check Point cybersecurity products.

## Navigating This Knowledge Base

- **Complete index**: [llms.txt](https://support.checkpoint.com/llms.txt)
- **All SK articles**: [SecureKnowledge Sitemap](https://support.checkpoint.com/sitemaps/secureknowledge-sitemap-index.xml)
- **SK article URL pattern**: `https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/{skId}`
- **Markdown responses**: AI bot User-Agents automatically receive `text/markdown` content