Problems Deleting Files under Internet Information Server

ID: Q184956

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to delete a file previously accessed through an Internet browser and located under the Internet Information Server (IIS) directory structure (for example, \\WWWServerName\wwwroot), the following error message may appear:

<Error Deleting File> Cannot (filename): There has been a sharing
violation. The source of destination file may be in use. You cannot
delete filename.

CAUSE

This is due to a hard-coded file lock timeout value for IIS.

WORKAROUND

You can delete the file 60 seconds after closing the Internet browser. This may cause some loss of performance depending on server load, and so on.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug