Microsoft KB Archive/232864

= BUG: Cannot Delete OLAP Service Directory After Removing OLAP Services =

Article ID: 232864

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q232864



BUG #: 406 (Plato7x)



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to remove the OLAP Services directory on a Windows NT file system (NTFS) partition, after removing the OLAP Services using the uninstall utility, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot delete *.prt: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.



WORKAROUND
After the uninstall and reboot, manually change the permissions on each file in the data directory to full control and you will be able to remove the directory.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB232864

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