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Q123476: PRB:SoureSafe "Error locking file" on Windows NT or Multi-User

Article: Q123476
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe300 kbSSafe200
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error can occur when running SourceSafe on Windows NT or in a
multi-user environment:

  Error locking file

RESOLUTION
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Correct this behavior by changing a setting in the SRCSAFE.INI. In version 3.0
or later, edit the SRCSAFE.INI, which is located in the SS directory, to add:

  lock_mode = lockfile

In version 2.x, edit the SYSTEM.INI file in the SS directory to add:

  lock_mode = pedantic

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe300 kbSSafe200 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Issue type        : kbprb

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