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# sk183138 - "IPS Management Update Locked" error during an IPS update for a Domain

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183138 |
| Date Created | 2025-02-23 |
| Last Modified | 2025-02-26 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * "*IPS Management Update Locked*" error during an IPS update for a Domain.

* Reboot/restart of services does not resolve the issue.

## Cause

The IPS tasks are stuck in the Multi-Domain Security Management database. The status of the tasks remains unchanged---neither marked as failed nor successful.

## Solution

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