Article: Q124525
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
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Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe300 kbSSafe200
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
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SUMMARY
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SourceSafe can use two methods for locking files:
- Native: SourceSafe uses operating-system native locking mechanisms. This is
the fastest method, but it may not operate correctly under all network
configurations.
- Lockmode: SourceSafe creates files in the DATA\LOCKS directory indicating a
database file is locked. This method is slower, but will work on all
configurations. However, users must have delete rights to the DATA\LOCKS
directory.
SourceSafe uses the native setting by default.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following problems indicate you need to use the lockmode setting:
- The error "Error locking file."
- The error "Timeout locking file: <File Name>"
- SourceSafe seems to hang (stop responding) after performing an operation such
as Checkout, Update, adding a file, or creating a project.
To solve these problems, change the locking method globally for all SourceSafe
users by adding or changing the Lock_Mode setting in the SRCSAFE.INI (or in
version 2.X, the SYSTEM.INI file).
Edit the SRCSAFE.INI file, which is located in the SourceSafe directory to add:
lock_mode = lockfile
In version 2.X, edit the SYSTEM.INI file in the SourceSafe directory to add:
lock_mode = pedantic
REFERENCES
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Microsoft SourceSafe Concepts and Configuration Manual, Section 5
The SourceSafe Administrator
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