Library file is locked

Itunes froze, so I restarted my computer after trying to freeze quit (was I supposed to do something else?) and now I get an error message when I try to open: Itunes library file is locked, on a locked disk, or you don't have write permission for this file.
Thanks for help.

Log out and back in, and then relaunch iTunes. If you can't log out through the Apple menu, save as many open documents as possible, and then use the Activity Monitor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to force quit the loginwindow process; you may need to provide your username and password before you can log back in.
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