Index: dbscripts/dbscripts.module
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--- dbscripts/dbscripts.module	(revision 2820)
+++ dbscripts/dbscripts.module	(revision 2822)
@@ -436,11 +436,14 @@
  */
 function dbscripts_restore($branch = 'development', $filter_option = 'full') {
   require('config.inc');
-
+    global $locked;
   // Ensure required files are loaded
   if (!isset($dump_path)) return "The file 'config.inc' does not exist.  Copy from the example version?";
-
+  
   $db_connection_settings = _dbscripts_db_connect();
+  if ($locked) {
+    return "\nDatabase locked to restore; please set locked to false.\n\n";
+  }
   if (!$db_connection_settings) {
     return "\nImproper database connection settings.\n\n";
   }
@@ -1749,16 +1752,16 @@
 }
 
 
-
+$locked  = 0 ;
 /**
  * Get the database connection settings from settings.php file
  *
  * Helper function for dump, erase and restore functions
  */
 function _dbscripts_db_connect() {
+    global $locked;
   require('config.inc');
   require("$settings_path");
-
   // Ensure required files are loaded
   if (!isset($dump_path)) return "The file 'config.inc' does not exist.  Copy from the example version?";
   if (!isset($db_url)) return "The file 'settings.php' file does not exist.";