This is a brand-new install. I have only added some extensions and was just familiarizing myself with the functionality and features of the system. No calls had been made yet. Exploring the web interface I clicked on "settings" and then "$ CDR" and that's when it will lock it. Curious about this I had tried to find anything that I could about it online and there was nothing. I realize that this is an unlikely scenario as there is usually at least one call log placed in an active system. I am still trying to rule out other possibilities, such as hardware, at this time as it is a new install. But, after placing a call from one extension to another, even though the call was not answered, the CDR option in the settings menu now works. I have recreated the same behavior by clearing the call logs and then clicking CDR from the settings menu and again the system will 'hard lock.' After calling one time to an extension, I can then access the CDR again without any trouble.