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

Article ID: 123476

Article Last Modified on 12/11/2001

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This article was previously published under Q123476

SYMPTOMS

The following error can occur when running SourceSafe on Windows NT or in a multi-user environment:

Error locking file

RESOLUTION

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

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