> Source: [sk181476](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk181476)

# sk181476 - Global reassignment fails with error: "Global Assignment settings are locked for editing by another administrator and need to be published or discarded before the operation can take place."

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk181476 |
| Date Created | 2023-09-14 |
| Last Modified | 2023-09-14 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- * Assign global policy is failing due to error: "Global Assignment settings are locked for editing by another administrator and need to be published or discarded before the operation can take place."
* CPM.elg logs with "# $MDS_FWDIR/scripts/cpm_debug.sh -t Assign_Global_Policy -s DEBUG" show: - Object is locked for operation CP_LOCK_ALL_OPERATIONS by other session - INFO dleserver.utils.LogSaverForFailedTasks \[taskExecutor-23\]: failed task logs will be saved to $MDS_FWDIR/log/failed_tasks/Global_Domain_Assignment - INFO dleserver.utils.LogSaverForFailedTasks \[taskExecutor-23\]: running command: $MDS_FWDIR/scripts/save_logs_when_task_fails.sh 10 Reassign_GlobaltoGlobal_Domain_Assignment_FailedGlobal_Assignment_settings_are_locked_for_editing_by_another_administrator_and_need_to_be_published_or_discarded_before_the_operati__ true NO_DOMAIN Global_Domain_Assignment Running command: \[$MDS_FWDIR/scripts/save_logs_when_task_fails.sh 10 Reassign__Global__to____Global_Domain_Assignment_Failed__Global_Assignment_settings_are_locked_for_editing_by_another_administrator_and_need_to_be_published_or_discarded_before_the_operati___ true NO_DOMAIN Global_Domain_Assignment\]
* CPMDoctor shows error test: "Look for locks on global domain assignment object that remained stuck although assignment finished" and lists session objid
* using API commands to release the sessions discard locks fails: \[Expert@hostname:0\]# mgmt_cli -r true discard uid code: "generic_server_error" message: "Management server failed to execute command"

## Cause

During global domain assignment, the locks on objects are not released and get stuck

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