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Q163797: HOWTO: Lock a SourceSafe Database

Article: Q163797
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Visual SourceSafe 5.0 allows the SourceSafe Administrator to lock the database
so that no other users can login. This does not affect users who are already
logged in. This article explains how an Administrator can lock out users.

MORE INFORMATION
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To lock a Visual SourceSafe 5.0 database perform the following steps from the
Visual SourceSafe Admin tool.

On the Tools menu, click Lock SourceSafe database.

A dialog box warns you that there are users currently logged in. Once the
SourceSafe database is locked, only users who try to login after the database
has been locked are affected. Users who are currently logged in are not logged
out.

Additional query words: Admin Lock Login Logged

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Keywords          : kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe500
Issue type        : kbhowto

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