PRB: "File is in Use By Another" Error Using SCO NFS

ID: Q176800

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

SYMPTOMS

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On a SCO UNIX server using SCO NFS to access files from other SCO UNIX servers, FoxPro is unable to access files across the servers and produces the following error message:

     File is in use by another.

RESOLUTION

Here are two possible workarounds:

Make sure that the server accessing the file and the server that has the file both have the same Domain name.
-or-
Make sure that the SCO NFS parameter NFSD is set to '-u16'.

NOTE: Microsoft does not support, endorse, or recommend SCO NFS. We provide this information only as a convenience for our customers and do not provide warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

MORE INFORMATION

With FoxPro for UNIX if you try to access a file from a SCO UNIX server other than the one where FoxPro is installed, you may receive this error:

     File is in use by another.

This problem can be resolved by changing settings at the SCO NFS level, as described in the RESOLUTION section of this article.

Additional query words: network server domain

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbUNIX kbVFp 
Version           : UNIX:2.6
Platform          : UNIX
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: December 24, 1997