Accessing an Access Database Through GSNW May Appear to Cause Access to Hang

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Microsoft Access database located on a Novell NetWare server through a Windows NT Server running Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW), the database may appear to stop responding (hang) when you close it.

This problem does not occur if the database is located on the Windows NT Server or if the clients directly access the database on the NetWare Server by using Client Services for NetWare (CSNW).

CAUSE

When an Access database is shared between several users, it is normal for a lock violation to occur on the locked database file (.LDB) when you close the database. This lock violation is normally reported to the client; however, when this occurs through GSNW, GSNW waits indefinitely for the lock to clear. Eventually the client times out and closes the session to GSNW.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, add the following value to the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer \Parameters

Value: LockViolationDelay
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

This effectively turns off the lock violation optimisation within the Windows NT Server and causes all lock violations to fail immediately.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbnetwork ntnetserv NTSrv
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
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