PRB: Access Denied or File Locked When Log In to SourceSafeLast reviewed: January 10, 1997Article ID: Q154486 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen users attempt to log in to the SourceSafe, they get one of the following error messages listed by version and platform:
Mac 3.1: "File '<path to data folder>:rights.dat' is locked." Mac 4.0: "Error reading from file '<path to data directory>:rights.dat'" PC 3.1: "Access to file "<path to data directory>\rights.dat" denied" PC 4.x and PC 5.: "Access to file "<path to data directory>\rights.dat" denied" CAUSEThe user may have read-only access to the data directory.
RESOLUTIONAt the operating system level, change the user's rights to the SourceSafe data directory to include write or modification rights.
STATUSThis behavior is by design.
REFERENCESFor more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q131022 TITLE : Required Network Rights for the SourceSafe Directories |
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
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