IIS deployment error file is locked by an external process

Question

I am facing file_is_use error while deploying .netcore api from azure pipeline to on-prem IIS server by using the tasks following task in CD pipeline

Steps I have tried but still error persists :

1. Stop the application , deploy and than start

2. Enable App offline in Web Deploy task

But still facing the File_in_use issue

Answer 1

When IIS encounters a file locked error when publishing an application, we recommend using the Windows built-in Resource Monitor to check the specific situation of the occupied files.

Any files are locked issue can be investigated through this tool.