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Sharing Violation Using NetWare 3.x FILER.EXE

Article ID:115598
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q115598

SYMPTOMS

When you use the FILER.EXE file management utility from Novell NetWare version 3.x to copy files from a NetWare server, you may receive a sharing violation error message.

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CAUSE

The sharing violation occurs because FILER.EXE opens the destination file in an exclusive mode and then attempts to set the file attributes of the open file.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:
Copy the files manually.

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Use a later version of FILER.EXE. This behavior does not occur with the version of FILER.EXE that ships with Novell NetWare 4.x.

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MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is not limited to Windows 95; it occurs if you perform the same function in MS-DOS with SHARE.EXE loaded.

The products included here are manufactured by Novell, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
KB115598

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