My ArcGIS Server services are locking tables in SDE. This is a problem if I need to edit or overwrite them. Unfortunately the locks don't go away upon stopping the services. The only solution I have found is to restart the Linux arcsde
service, which has many implications. Is there a better way to lose these phantom locks?
ArcGIS Server – How to Resolve ArcGIS Server SDE Table Locks Issue
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Best Answer
Tell ArcGIS Server not to make those locks.
In your service cfg files, add this:
ESRI does not recommend this practice, but it should work for you. I did this for a bunch of really big services that required a massive (thousands of layers) data update while still running.
For more info, refer to the ESRI docs.