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title: "What is blocking and how would you troubleshoot it?"  
description: "What is blocking and how would you troubleshoot it?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2018-04-12  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is blocking and how would you troubleshoot it?

Blocking is case when one connection from an application holds a lock and a second connection requires a conflicting lock type. then this forces the second connection to wait, blocked on the first.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Blocking is case when one connection from an application holds a lock and a second connection requires a conflicting lock type. then this forces the second connection to wait, blocked on the first.


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