SQL Server Error Msg 33116 – CREATE/ALTER/DROP DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY failed because a lock could not be placed on database ‘%.*ls’. Try again later.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “33116 – CREATE/ALTER/DROP DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY failed because a lock could not be placed on database ‘%.*ls’. Try again later.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

33116 – CREATE/ALTER/DROP DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY failed because a lock could not be placed on database ‘%.*ls’. Try again later.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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