MCMS Manager 5.3
A tool which can be used to do common tasks, which Microsoft Content Management Server API provides
Release Ownership
Postings
Even though
Site Manager has Kill lock I never found it as enabled in any situation for postings.
It is important to kill the lock (release ownership) in certain situations. But
keep in mind that if the state of the posting is not saved releasing the lock
will make the posting state as saved. This is a known bug in MCMS 2002.
Templates
Template locks also can be released