• Restart SQL. I've seen this a couple times at a client, never dug out the root cause (I suspect there's some non-SQL resource being held somewhere).

    Irritating, I know.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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