| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Operating system directive create file failed |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2005-01-21T00:31:28Z |
At 11:37 AM 21/01/2005 +1300, you wrote:
trying to connect to (or security.fdb) is on a section of the disk that
allows sharing, and that some user is using the share.
Now, this could be a virus scanner or a backup utility that is accessing
the db directories through mappings (must be prevented!!); or worse,
careless configuration that allows Joe Blow to access these file structures
through shares or mappings. (I've done troubleshooting on sites like this!!)
At worst, it could be that some ignorance-is-bliss sysadmin has seen fit to
shift the Fb database onto a completely separate machine and has edited the
alias file to point to a mapped server. Big no-no.
./hb
>Hi AllWell, the first thing that comes to mind is that the database they are
>
>One of our clients is getting the following ISC error when attempting to
>log in to Firebird...
>
>'Operating system directive create file failed . The requested operation
>can not be performed on a file with a user mapped section open.'
>
>The database is on a Windows 2000 server (I think) with lots of bells
>and whistles. A search of the web suggests it could be a virus scanner
>issue or a disk corruption problem. I will check on these but does
>anybody else have any suggestions.
trying to connect to (or security.fdb) is on a section of the disk that
allows sharing, and that some user is using the share.
Now, this could be a virus scanner or a backup utility that is accessing
the db directories through mappings (must be prevented!!); or worse,
careless configuration that allows Joe Blow to access these file structures
through shares or mappings. (I've done troubleshooting on sites like this!!)
At worst, it could be that some ignorance-is-bliss sysadmin has seen fit to
shift the Fb database onto a completely separate machine and has edited the
alias file to point to a mapped server. Big no-no.
./hb