What kind of server are you using? Is it fully patched? (david) "Manny" wrote in message news:3BD3ACEC-5913-4F29-9A1E-6952179D9B39@microsoft.com... > Why does this happen to the access db in a mu environment? I have an app > running with security enabled (Access 2003 fe/be) I have followed the advice > I uncovered in this newsgroup that is to uncheck Auto Correct, add persistent > connection and a number of other suggestions but still two users cannot be > logged in at the same time and the problems is sporadic - for almost two > weeks it ran without any problem and for the last three days the lock files > have been locking up and a server reboot is needed. Prior to the two weeks > there was a run where it would lock up and then work fine. > The shortcut has a switch for the wrkgrp file which points to the mdw on the > network (same folder as the be) and when a user exits, code redirects the > wrkgrp file back to the default this way security is only used for this app > and if there are other access db's the user is using it won't prompt for > login unless the default security is enabled. > My wonderment is does this have to do with object ownership? The default I > believe is admin. Would it matter if I set up the program as a regular user > on the network or should I have loaded the program as an admin (no set up > install as of yet)? > Thanks much for any light you can shed on this? > > Manny
