Guest Stephen Cummings Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I am an IT administrator for a company and we have issues with one of our Domain Controllers. It is a Dell Poweredge Serve - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1- We have a Data Drive (5 hard drives - raid 1 and 5 array's) - with data for all our departments - with file permissions. There are certain file(s) within a folder structure that we are unable to delete. It happens from time-to-time - Every few weeks I come accross a file/folder that we are unable to Delete, Rename or Cut. Does not seem to be a file permission issue as I have removed permissions on the file we are currently having problems with and put in Domain admin and administrator to full permissions and went to advance and made sure the admin is the owner as well. The message we are getting is as follows: Cannot Delete (Filename): It is being used by another person or program - I have already went to Manage and clicked on Open Files and Sessions to make sure it was not in use and it is not. I also went to McAfee 8.0 Console and exluded the whole directory its in and that did not help. There is really nothing else that I know of that is locking this file down - its really just a data server also being used as a DC. Any information as of why we would be getting this problem would be great. Thanks, Steve Cummings MIS Coordinator. Quote
Guest Milo Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 If you would really wish to delete the file use this use cacls and well use on batch for reoccurring cases http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135268 or just look for unlocker hope it would help "Stephen Cummings" <Stephen Cummings@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:51C6737E-A580-4679-9566-791827747DEA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > I am an IT administrator for a company and we have issues with one of our > Domain Controllers. > It is a Dell Poweredge Serve - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1- > We have a Data Drive (5 hard drives - raid 1 and 5 array's) - > with data for all our departments - with file permissions. > > There are certain file(s) within a folder structure that we are unable to > delete. > It happens from time-to-time - Every few weeks I come accross a > file/folder > that we are unable to Delete, Rename or Cut. > > Does not seem to be a file permission issue as I have removed permissions > on > the file we are currently having problems with and put in Domain admin and > administrator to full permissions and went to advance and made sure the > admin > is the owner as well. > > The message we are getting is as follows: > Cannot Delete (Filename): It is being used by another person or program - > > I have already went to Manage and clicked on Open Files and Sessions to > make > sure it was not in use and it is not. I also went to McAfee 8.0 Console > and > exluded the whole directory its in and that did not help. There is really > nothing else that I know of that is locking this file down - its really > just > a data server also being used as a DC. > > Any information as of why we would be getting this problem would be great. > > Thanks, > Steve Cummings > MIS Coordinator. </span> Quote
Guest Stephen Cummings Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 That is all the help you can give on that? Unlocker does not do anything - from my experience if Windows Cannot delete, reanme or cut and paste a file then other applications cant either - ive tried Unlocker in the past that ive downloaded from the Net and i get the same response that is basically locked or whatever when its not. Is there anything else "Milo" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > If you would really wish to delete the file use this > > use cacls and well use on batch for reoccurring cases > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135268 > > or just look for unlocker hope it would help > > > "Stephen Cummings" <Stephen Cummings@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:51C6737E-A580-4679-9566-791827747DEA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> > > I am an IT administrator for a company and we have issues with one of our > > Domain Controllers. > > It is a Dell Poweredge Serve - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1- > > We have a Data Drive (5 hard drives - raid 1 and 5 array's) - > > with data for all our departments - with file permissions. > > > > There are certain file(s) within a folder structure that we are unable to > > delete. > > It happens from time-to-time - Every few weeks I come accross a > > file/folder > > that we are unable to Delete, Rename or Cut. > > > > Does not seem to be a file permission issue as I have removed permissions > > on > > the file we are currently having problems with and put in Domain admin and > > administrator to full permissions and went to advance and made sure the > > admin > > is the owner as well. > > > > The message we are getting is as follows: > > Cannot Delete (Filename): It is being used by another person or program - > > > > I have already went to Manage and clicked on Open Files and Sessions to > > make > > sure it was not in use and it is not. I also went to McAfee 8.0 Console > > and > > exluded the whole directory its in and that did not help. There is really > > nothing else that I know of that is locking this file down - its really > > just > > a data server also being used as a DC. > > > > Any information as of why we would be getting this problem would be great. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Cummings > > MIS Coordinator. </span> > > </span> Quote
Guest Milo Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Actually... there is one more GMER kindly look for it but use caution as well, am not sure but cacls and unlocker alone can do the job "Stephen Cummings" <StephenCummings@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ACD2C977-5DF1-4ECA-90A9-C0FE3FCD8A04@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > That is all the help you can give on that? > Unlocker does not do anything - from my experience if Windows Cannot > delete, > reanme or cut and paste a file then other applications cant either - ive > tried Unlocker in the past that ive downloaded from the Net and i get the > same response that is basically locked or whatever when its not. > > Is there anything else > > "Milo" wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >> If you would really wish to delete the file use this >> >> use cacls and well use on batch for reoccurring cases >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135268 >> >> or just look for unlocker hope it would help >> >> >> "Stephen Cummings" <Stephen Cummings@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:51C6737E-A580-4679-9566-791827747DEA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred"> >> > I am an IT administrator for a company and we have issues with one of >> > our >> > Domain Controllers. >> > It is a Dell Poweredge Serve - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1- >> > We have a Data Drive (5 hard drives - raid 1 and 5 array's) - >> > with data for all our departments - with file permissions. >> > >> > There are certain file(s) within a folder structure that we are unable >> > to >> > delete. >> > It happens from time-to-time - Every few weeks I come accross a >> > file/folder >> > that we are unable to Delete, Rename or Cut. >> > >> > Does not seem to be a file permission issue as I have removed >> > permissions >> > on >> > the file we are currently having problems with and put in Domain admin >> > and >> > administrator to full permissions and went to advance and made sure the >> > admin >> > is the owner as well. >> > >> > The message we are getting is as follows: >> > Cannot Delete (Filename): It is being used by another person or >> > program - >> > >> > I have already went to Manage and clicked on Open Files and Sessions to >> > make >> > sure it was not in use and it is not. I also went to McAfee 8.0 >> > Console >> > and >> > exluded the whole directory its in and that did not help. There is >> > really >> > nothing else that I know of that is locking this file down - its really >> > just >> > a data server also being used as a DC. >> > >> > Any information as of why we would be getting this problem would be >> > great. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Steve Cummings >> > MIS Coordinator.</span> >> >> </span></span> Quote
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