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NetWare 4.11 with service pack 7
I'm trying to remove/delete an empty folder on my SYS:\system Volume and its giving me an Access Denied message. I'm loged in with the admin account. I have run a vrepair on the sys volume and it is still not letting me delete this folder. Does anyone have any ideas. Thanks!
by jpropp
by rzan
Based on what I know from being a Novell Certified Engineer, there are 3 reasons why you won't be able to delete a directory on Netware. First reason is that the system is using this directory or a hidden file in it and deleting this directory could result in a possible ABEND of the server..eg a print queue directory or cache directory used by some NLM running on the server. Second reason could be that an IRF (Inherited Rights Filter) is set up to block the administrator from deleting that directory (yes the admin account can be blocked with an IRF..contrary to popular belief). Third, your NDS may have synchronization errors preventing you from deleting the directory. If your replicas are not in sync, then your timestamps may be all out of whack or maybe your NDS database has been locked by the system, or you have a stuck replica, or stuck obituaries which need to be flushed with the NDS janitor. Try running a DSREPAIR and doing an unattended repair on the server holding the directory you wish to delete. Also, make sure you dont't have an IRF. If all else fails, email me with info on what you have tried and I will try my best to assist you.
Roger Zan, CNE
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