Troy
Don't feel bad.. We are running a Novell version 3.2 as our main
server... We have just bought Novell 5 and working on a new one. We run
4.1 at one of our subsidiaries also..
Jim Limburg
Troy Sosamon wrote:
>
> Bernie,
>
> For Netware 4.x, you have to go to the server consoles and type:
>
> servername:> LOAD INSTALL
>
> select PROCUCT OPTIONS
> select VIEW/CONFIGURE/REMOVE
>
> This will bring up a list of installed options. There should be one
> something like:
>
> SPACK 8.00 v8.0 support pack for Netware 4.2/4.11
>
> I beleive 8.0 is the latest service pack for Netware 4, and it is what I
> have installed on my Netware 4 server. Yes, I still have a Netware 4
> server, but it is not being used. It takes up space and electricity in the
> computer room. I hope to retire it soon.
>
> The service packs are free, get on Novell's web site, download the latest
> one, and install it.
>
> Troy
>
> ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 4/27/01 12:12 pm
> >Troy -
> > According to the system manager, an NT type: When she examined
> >file/lock activity on all the rb? files there wasn't any. The place is so
> >chaotic we don't know what service pack is installed. Our current guess is
> >none or 2 based on disks we have found. I will suggest the upgrade to
> >Novell 5. How does one tell which service pack has been applied?
> >
> >Bernie
> >_______________________________________
> >At 08:05 AM 4/27/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >>You need to go into file/lock activity and select the #1 file. This will
> >>show you all of the conncetions that have the file open. Next you go find
> >>the offending connection on the connections screen and press delete. If
> >>you don't find on the #1 file, check #2,#3, and #4. If the you can't see
> >>the connection from the console, but the files are still locked, make sure
> >>you have the latest Netware 4 service pack installed.
> >>
> >>Upgrade to Netware 5. I never have this problem.
> >>
> >>Troy Sosamon
> >>Denver, Co.
> >>
> >>===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 4/26/01 5:36 pm
> >>>This is a replay of a message I posted in December of 2000. The ghost user
> >>>problem with RBase for Windows 6.5+ has has continued. Whenever a user
> >>>crashes or exits improperly, say by turning off a machine accidentally, that
> >>>user remains connected to the database until the server is rebooted. This
> >>>is on Novell 4.11. We wind up with a gradually increasing number of
> >>>connected users and locked tables as this process continues through time.
> >>>Is there any way to disconnect the users.
> >>>
> >>>Novell Monitor does not show the connections. According to Monitor no one
> >>>is using the R:Base files who is not currently really connected so Monitor
> >>>can't be used to get rid of them. It was my understanding that Novell is
> >>>supposed to get rid of such connections/locks after about 10 minutes if the
> >>>user has gone away. Is there some setting I should be looking at that would
> >>>cause Novell not to do this?
> >>
> >>
> >>
