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NT40SP6a FilesTaggedReadOnly - IN2

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by robert.marsh

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OpSys: NT4.0,SP6a; Apps: MS Office2000;
User accesses file from server using Explorer or any Office2000 App. Before the file comes up, notification pops up that file is in use by user THAT IS TRYING TO CURRENTLY ACCESS the file and it will only open as read on. It also creates a copy of that file on the server with the additional secondary extension " .IN2 "
After thorough virus check, various utils to check drives, and defragmenting, my only conclusion is that Server Manager & NTFS are having a problem keeping track of what is open and by whom. Under SrvrMngr, Close All Resources doesn't solve the problem. At the Command Line, NET FILE ?????? /close doesn't resolve it. neither does rebooting.
!!!!!! ANY IDEAS, ANYONE? !!!!!

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by gigelul

Check permissions:
-on share and security tab on share
-on folder security tab
-use takes ownership and reset permissions
And remember that you can't assign permissions for files (don't work, because when a file is saved in most cases the old file is deleted and replaced with the new updated file and the permissions will be reset at the folder settings - no matter that the name of file is the same) assign permissions only for folders.

by gigelul

Try to use "NetWatch" from resource kit maybe you obtain additional information about open files.

by gigelul

Read about "Network Redirector File Chaching".
There are some settings in registry which force Cache Manager to flush data to Redirector and makes data available to the Redirector sooner. I have documentation only on paper, if I find a link I willpost.

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