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Hello infoquest-uk, 
 
please give an ipconfig /all of the server and one of the clients please. 
how did you join the client pc's to the domain? how did you join the users to the domain? 
(did you do this via the wizards?) 
 
Regards, 
 
suppsaws
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Hi suppsaws, 
ipconfig /all for server as follows: 
 
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790] 
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp. 
 
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator&gt;ipconfig /all 
 
Windows IP Configuration 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server01 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Primary Dns Suffix &nbsp;. . . . . . . : MrBridge.local 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown 
&nbsp; &nbsp;IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes 
&nbsp; &nbsp;WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes 
&nbsp; &nbsp;DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MrBridge.local 
 
Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection: 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Connection-specific DNS Suffix &nbsp;. : 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC105i PCIe Gigabit Server Adapter 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-0B-DB-DC-C1 
&nbsp; &nbsp;DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No 
&nbsp; &nbsp;IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 
&nbsp; &nbsp;DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
 
Ethernet adapter External: 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Connection-specific DNS Suffix &nbsp;. : 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC105i PCIe Gigabit Server Adapter #2 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-0B-DB-DC-C0 
&nbsp; &nbsp;DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No 
&nbsp; &nbsp;IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 
&nbsp; &nbsp;Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 
&nbsp; &nbsp;DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 
&nbsp; &nbsp;NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled 
 
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator&gt; 
 
I will have to get the client ipconfig /all at the end of the day as they are now in use. (we have remote access to the network). 
 
Users added at server using the wizard. Client PCs then added at server. Users were then joined to the domain using the /server/connectcomputer wizard at each PC and selecting the current PC profile as the one to match a particular network user. 
 
regards 
 
Keith
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Now have client ipconfig /all 
They were not using all machines and I woke one up with WOL! 
 
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] 
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. 
 
C:\Documents and Settings\MrBridge&gt;ipconfig /all 
 
Windows IP Configuration 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LENOVO-775637E0 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Primary Dns Suffix &nbsp;. . . . . . . : MrBridge.local 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MrBridge.local 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MrBridge.local 
 
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Connection-specific DNS Suffix &nbsp;. : MrBridge.local 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethern 
et 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-25-C3-87-73 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.10 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.100 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 17 July 2008 02:44:41 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 25 July 2008 02:44:41 
 
C:\Documents and Settings\MrBridge&gt; 
 
regards 
 
Keith
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hm, the ipconfigs look just fine, so that can't be the problem. 
So you are really sure they are accessing the same files. 
Maybe they can open them bothe, but what happens when they try to save? 
What about the security permissions on the folder/files? and the sharing permissions?
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I copied an excel file into a test folder on the server last night and then accessed the file from two machines on the LAN and got the same problems. 
Share permisions are set (for group USERS) to: 
Full Control - Allow 
Change - Allow 
Read - Allow 
 
Security Permissions: 
Full Control - off (was set Allow with same problem) 
Modify - Allow 
Read &amp;&nbsp;Execute - Allow 
List Folder Contents - Allow 
Read - Allow 
Write - Allow 
 
Special Permisions: 
(for Group USERS) 
All ALLOW except Full Control, Delete Subfolders &amp;&nbsp;Files, Change Permissions and Take Ownership. 
 
I have read somewhere that the access permssions are different for local users to network users but I cannot find where you might set these differences. 
By the way, the above permissions are the same on the client workstation that works OK! 
Remember that they can access, change and write the files without the &quot;file in use&quot; message - I did it myself last night.
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Maybe we should look at this lateraly. Do you know the mechanism that Office uses to flag that a file is in use and who by. If we can understand that perhaps we can work out why it is not happening. 

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I now know what the problem is !!!!! 
The server was running Bitdefender for File Servers 2.x AV which was somehow getting in the way of the file locking mechanism. By disabling BD AV the problem went away and the &quot;file in use by ...&quot; message reappeared. 
All I have to do now is get a fix for BD for File Servers so that I can turn it back on (server currently running without AV) 

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Office uses temp files that it creates alongside of the document to give the metadata that says that the file is open and by who, as well as a journal of changes that is used to aid in autorecovery. &nbsp;These files are hidden so you must modify explorer to show hidden files. &nbsp;Should probably be done anyway if you are an admin ;) 
 
Be sure that users can create new files in the share and more importantly the other users can see that file.
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Hi tmoulton, 
Yes, secondary temp files were being generated (word generates an extra file and excel mofies the original and changes it's date). I could see those even with the problem but it would seem that BitDefender was not allowing the file lock flag from being changed or viewed. As I mentioned above I now wait for a suitable time to update the customer from BitDefender 2.x to 3.0.
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We are having problems with file/folder access rights at a SBS 2003 customer. Office 2007 files are stored on a shared folder on the server and users have the write attribute set so that they can read and write to the excel, word etc files. This works except they are NOT getting the &quot;this file is in use by user Joe and is hence read only&quot; message when a file is opened by more than one user. This means they are not sure who has a file open prior to making changes. If we move some files to a share on one of the users PCs it all works perfectly and the &quot;file in use&quot; message appears accordingly when accessed by other network users. 
The customer is also trying to use MYOB accounting software with the data on the server with a three user license and that does not work either on the server share but does on the workstation share. 
I have tried the various security access rights settings but cannot change the situation. 
Does anyone have any ideas?
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We are having problems with file/folder access rights at a SBS 2003 customer. Office 2007 files are stored on a shared folder on the server and users have the write attribute set so that they can read and write to the excel, word etc files. This works except they are NOT getting the "this file is in use by user Joe and is hence read only" message when a file is opened by more than one user. This means they are not sure who has a file open prior to making changes. If we move some files to a share on one of the users PCs it all works perfectly and the "file in use" message appears accordingly when accessed by other network users.
The customer is also trying to use MYOB accounting software with the data on the server with a three user license and that does not work either on the server share but does on the workstation share.
I have tried the various security access rights settings but cannot change the situation.
Does anyone have any ideas?

Problems with folder access rights

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