# Juliaup configuration is locked by another process, waiting for it to unlock

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaup-configuration-is-locked-by-another-process-waiting-for-it-to-unlock/121366>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, vscode, juliaup\
**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaup-configuration-is-locked-by-another-process-waiting-for-it-to-unlock/121366 "2024-10-16T08:12:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eben60](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/eben60/32/13475_2.png) [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaup-configuration-is-locked-by-another-process-waiting-for-it-to-unlock/121366/8 "2026-06-09T11:12:40Z")

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On a Mac

```julia-auto
be@HPH-iMac-02 ~ % juliaup --version
Juliaup 1.20.1
be@HPH-iMac-02 ~ % juliaup self update
    Checking for new Julia versions
Checking for self-updates
Found new version 1.20.4 on channel release.
Juliaup configuration is locked by another process, waiting for it to unlock.
^C
be@HPH-iMac-02 ~ % juliaup self update
    Checking for new Julia versions
Checking for self-updates
Juliaup unchanged on channel 'release' - 1.20.4
be@HPH-iMac-02 ~ % 

```

The same thing was observed on my another Mac: [Juliaup cannot find Julia - #6 by Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaup-cannot-find-julia/137462/6) - the `juliaup` self update apparently performed, but then the command stalled

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