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title: "Distributed locks and their limitations"
description: "How can you test mutual exclusion when a lock lease expires?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T12.07/"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you test mutual exclusion when a lock lease expires?

## What we will work through

Test mutual exclusion when a lock lease expires.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Distributed locks and fencing tokens.

- [Distributed locks and fencing tokens](/en/articles/topics/T43.06/)