Microsoft KB Archive/178045

= How To Configure ASP to Read Data File on a Novell Server =

Article ID: 178045

Article Last Modified on 3/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Active Server Pages 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q178045



SUMMARY
Active Server Pages (ASP) needs a special configuration in order to access file-based data from a Novell server. Simply mapping a drive letter to a Novell share (utilizing Novell Client Services) will fail. You may receive one of the following errors:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access 97 Driver] The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file '(unknown)'. It is already opened exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view its data.

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Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access 97 Driver] Disk or network error.



MORE INFORMATION
Because IIS runs as a service and impersonates Windows NT accounts, IIS must access the Novell server's resources via an NT Gateway setup by GSNW (Gateway Services for NetWare).

Step 1 - On the Novell Server

 * 1) Create a new account or use any existing account.
 * 2) Give this account "Trustee Directory Assignments" for the folder in which the database resides.
 * 3) Give this account the following rights: Create, Erase, File Scan, Modify, Read, Write.
 * 4) Create a Group called NTGATEWAY.
 * 5) Add the user to this group.

Step 2 - On the NT Server

 * 1) Install GSNW (Gateway Services for NetWare) if not already installed.
 * 2) Open GSNW control panel. Set the preferred server to the Novel Server.
 * 3) Click on Gateway and set the Gateway Account to the account created or modified in Step 1 - On the Novell Server.
 * 4) Set the password for that account.
 * 5) Click ADD, and map a drive letter to a Novell share. Note the drive letter.
 * 6) Click OK twice to exit GSNW. You should now be able to create a new DSN that uses the gateway's mapped drive letter to access the database on the Novell server.

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