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Read-Only Drawings Once Again

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daniel.bryan
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‎06-27-2001 05:28 AM
‎06-27-2001 05:28 AM

Read-Only Drawings Once Again

We have seen several posts on this site for problems trying to save AutoCAD files to a Novell 5.1 server with the 4.8 client. Users will randomly receive the error message of "This file cannot be saved as it is being accessed by another user". There is a thread on the Novell newsgroup with over 30 responses related to this problem. Apparently this is a Novell bug that only affects CAD files (and not just AutoCAD). We have tried many fixes such as setting client variables (file caching, file commit), setting ISAVEPERCENT to 0, setting ISAVEBAK to 1, loading the 3D update, changing server caching variables, disabling antivirus, and even loading a Beta SP3 version of client 4.8 to no avail.

To give you the specifics on my case: 30+ Win NT SP6 clients, Novell clients 4.7-4.8SP3, AutoCAD 2000 SP2. No one (even Novell) seems to be offering a solution to this problem. If anyone has encountered and conquered this problem, please respond.

Getting desperate,

Daniel Bryan
USF/Wheelabrator
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Anonymous
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‎06-29-2001 09:23 PM
‎06-29-2001 09:23 PM

Get of the novell..we had it and since eliminating it the
problem went away.


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We
have seen several posts on this site for problems trying to save AutoCAD files
to a Novell 5.1 server with the 4.8 client. Users will randomly receive the
error message of "This file cannot be saved as it is being accessed by another
user". There is a thread on the Novell newsgroup with over 30 responses
related to this problem. Apparently this is a Novell bug that only affects CAD
files (and not just AutoCAD). We have tried many fixes such as setting client
variables (file caching, file commit), setting ISAVEPERCENT to 0, setting
ISAVEBAK to 1, loading the 3D update, changing server caching variables,
disabling antivirus, and even loading a Beta SP3 version of client 4.8 to no
avail.

To give you the specifics on my case: 30+ Win NT SP6 clients, Novell
clients 4.7-4.8SP3, AutoCAD 2000 SP2. No one (even Novell) seems to be
offering a solution to this problem. If anyone has encountered and conquered
this problem, please respond.

Getting desperate,

Daniel Bryan
USF/Wheelabrator

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Anonymous
in reply to: daniel.bryan
‎07-23-2001 03:05 AM
‎07-23-2001 03:05 AM

I do not know if this makes anyone feel better,
but, the problem isn't just with Novell.  We use IBM based servers and a
DFS based system.  There do not seem to be any problems with saving stuff
under Win 95 systems accessing the directories using PC Enterprise, but,
 NT 4.0 or NT 2000 machines using fast connect seem to have this problem
quite often (I have had it happen twice today already).

 

It could be a combination of things including a
large user base (we could have 200-300 users at any given time logged in). 
I do not know the answers.  I would guess that it is based on the operating
system and that a slightly slower response makes the operating system report to
AutoCAD that the file is read only.  I would be interested if there were a
registry edit that could be made to correct this.

 

I would love to be able to not hear any more
complaints or have them myself on this matter.

 

Thanks,

Shane


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Get of the novell..we had it and since eliminating it the
problem went away.


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
We
have seen several posts on this site for problems trying to save AutoCAD
files to a Novell 5.1 server with the 4.8 client. Users will randomly
receive the error message of "This file cannot be saved as it is being
accessed by another user". There is a thread on the Novell newsgroup with
over 30 responses related to this problem. Apparently this is a Novell bug
that only affects CAD files (and not just AutoCAD). We have tried many fixes
such as setting client variables (file caching, file commit), setting
ISAVEPERCENT to 0, setting ISAVEBAK to 1, loading the 3D update, changing
server caching variables, disabling antivirus, and even loading a Beta SP3
version of client 4.8 to no avail.

To give you the specifics on my case: 30+ Win NT SP6 clients, Novell
clients 4.7-4.8SP3, AutoCAD 2000 SP2. No one (even Novell) seems to be
offering a solution to this problem. If anyone has encountered and conquered
this problem, please respond.

Getting desperate,

Daniel Bryan
USF/Wheelabrator

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Anonymous
in reply to: daniel.bryan
‎07-25-2001 02:08 AM
‎07-25-2001 02:08 AM

I'm not sure about Win2K but there is an article on the MS Support Site that
explains Opportunistic Locking on Windows NT. You can read it at:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q129/2/02.asp

- Tom

"Shane Brown" wrote in message
news:B904756EEE6A9FBF0EAFCF1BFAEE0B0C@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I do not know if this makes anyone feel better, but, the problem isn't
just with Novell. We use IBM based servers and a DFS based system. There
do not seem to be any problems with saving stuff under Win 95 systems
accessing the directories using PC Enterprise, but, NT 4.0 or NT 2000
machines using fast connect seem to have this problem quite often (I have
had it happen twice today already).
>
> It could be a combination of things including a large user base (we could
have 200-300 users at any given time logged in). I do not know the answers.
I would guess that it is based on the operating system and that a slightly
slower response makes the operating system report to AutoCAD that the file
is read only. I would be interested if there were a registry edit that
could be made to correct this.
>
> I would love to be able to not hear any more complaints or have them
myself on this matter.
>
> Thanks,
> Shane
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