Could Not Lock File error

[Mike]

Good morning,
I have an access 2000 database shared over my network.
I have a folder that contains the database shared out to
certain users. They have read only access in that
folder. If one of the people that have read only access
to the folder opens up the database, no one else that has
read only access can. It gives the error, cannot lock
file. Is this something that I can change in the
permissions of the folder? Most of the people I work with
know jack about computers and I don't want them to delete
anything. Please let me know what I need to do. Thank
you for your time.

Respectfully,
Mike

 

[Joan Wild]

This was answered in another newsgroup. If you think you need to post to
more than one newsgroup, send a single post addressed to multiple
newsgroups. Don't multi-post.

By the way, it's rare that you would need to post to more than one group.

 

[arnold Roth]

I happened across this thread and am interested in the
answer since I've encountered the same problem. What group
contains the answer?

Thanks

 

[Joan Wild]

I don't recall now. However, users need read, write, create and delete
permissions on the folder where the mdb is. This allows them to
create/delete the associated ldb file. If the ldb can't be created, then
the mdb will be opened exclusively.