Title: Mod Security Error
Last modified: January 12, 2017

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# Mod Security Error

 *  [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod-security-error/)
 * Error: ModSecurity: Audit log: Failed to lock global mutex. Identifier removed:(
   uri) . /wp-admin/admin-Ajax.php
 * What is wrong and why is it erring?

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod-security-error/#post-8644526)
 * Please contact your host about this. It’s something happening at a level above
   WordPress.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod-security-error/#post-8644569)
 * It could just be an issue with how the logging directive in ModSecurity is configured.
   You should start a ticket with your hosts support staff and let them take a look
   at the error. They might recognize it right away.
 * [edit] what [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) said
   🙂
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/).
 *  Thread Starter [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod-security-error/#post-8644578)
 * Thanks. My host sucks. They’ll never respond. I’ll try …

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mod-security-error/#post-8644578)
 * Status: not resolved

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