Find Locked Table in SQL Server

Question

How can we find which table is locked in the database? Please, suggest.

Answer 1

sp_lock

When reading sp_lock information, use the OBJECT_NAME( ) function to get the name of a table from its ID number, for example:

SELECT object_name(16003073)

EDIT :

There is another proc provided by microsoft which reports objects without the ID translation : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q255596/

Answer 2

You can use sp_lock2, but in SQL Server 2005 onwards this is being deprecated in favour of querying sys.dm_tran_locks:

select  
    object_name(P.object_id) as TableName, 
    resource_type, resource_description
from
    sys.dm_tran_locks L
    join sys.partitions P on L.resource_associated_entity_id = p.hobt_id