Microsoft KB Archive/184956

= Problems Deleting Files under Internet Information Server =

Article ID: 184956

Article Last Modified on 10/10/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q184956



SYMPTOMS
When you try to delete a file previously accessed through an Internet browser and located under the Internet Information Server (IIS) directory structure (for example, \\WWWServerName\wwwroot), the following error message may appear:

 Cannot (filename): There has been a sharing

violation. The source of destination file may be in use. You cannot

delete filename.



CAUSE
This is due to a hard-coded file lock timeout value for IIS.



WORKAROUND
You can delete the file 60 seconds after closing the Internet browser. This may cause some loss of performance depending on server load, and so on.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0.

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB184956

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