Lock-Item

Locks the Sitecore item by the current or specified user.

Syntax

Lock-Item [-Item] <Item> [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Identity <AccountIdentity>]

Lock-Item [-Path] <String> [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Identity <AccountIdentity>]

Lock-Item -Id <String> [-Database <String>] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Identity <AccountIdentity>]

Detailed Description

The Lock-Item command unlocks the item.

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Parameters

-Force <SwitchParameter>

Forces the item to be locked by the specified user even if it's currently locked by another user.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-PassThru <SwitchParameter>

Passes the processed object back into the pipeline.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

User name including domain for which the item is to be locked. If no domain is specified - 'sitecore' will be used as the default domain.

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: adam
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\adam 

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Item <Item>

The item to be processed.

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Path <String>

Path to the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to specify the language other than current session language.

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Id <String>

Id of the item to be processed.

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Database <String>

Database containing the item to be fetched with Id parameter.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• can be piped from another cmdlet* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• Only if -PassThru is used* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Lock the Home item providing its path

PS master:\> Lock-Item -Path master:\content\home

EXAMPLE 2

Lock the Home item by providing it from the pipeline and passing it back to the pipeline. The Item is locked by the "sitecore\adam" user.

PS master:\> Get-Item -Path master:\content\home | Lock-Item -PassThru -Identity sitecore\adam

Name   Children Languages                Id                                     TemplateName
----   -------- ---------                --                                     ------------
Home   False    {en, ja-JP, de-DE, da}   {110D559F-DEA5-42EA-9C1C-8A5DF7E70EF9} Sample Item

Related Topics

• https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/

• Unlock-Item

• Get-Item