svn:needs-lock Files need lock, but I cannot find the property

Question

I'm a little confused with something that is happening in our SVN. In my local checkout, some of the files seem to be set as "needs-lock" but I cannot find the corresponding property.

• Most files in the checkout don't need a lock, only some
• The files requiring a lock do not have a needs-lock property
• There does not seem to be a needs-lock property on any of the containing directories
• Both tortiseSVN and Eclipse (though Subclipse) recognise which files require a lock.

Can anyone suggest where the property/information is being stored for these files?

Answer 1

If you are using IntelliJ IDEA it might be worth checking that you haven't locked the file in the source editor by clicking on the lock icon.

The lock icon is a toggle button located at the bottom right of the IDE. If you hover over it shows the "Click to toggle the read-only attribute" text tooltip.