Hi!
Currently there are no other solution then to run nxdbmgr before starting netxmsd. You can simplify it by adding -e command line argument to netxmsd - then netxmsd will call nxdbmgr on startup. I've created a feature request to address this problem more correctly: https://www.radensolutions.com/chiliproject/issues/185. I will add additional command line argument to specify peer IP address - then if database locked by peer, server will check if it's alive, and if not, will automatically remove the lock.
Best regards,
Victor
