Article ID: 131445
Article Last Modified on 3/3/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SourceSafe
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.04
This article was previously published under Q131445
SYMPTOMS
The error "Timeout locking file: UM" occurs when starting Microsoft SourceSafe.
CAUSE
The Microsoft SourceSafe version 3.04 for Windows or Windows NT installation did not create a DATA\LOCKS subdirectory. This error occurs only if the SRCSAFE.INI setting Lock_Mode is set to Lockfile. For additional information on the Lock_Mode setting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
124525 How SourceSafe Locks Files in the DATA Directory
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem:
- Create a directory titled "LOCKS" in the DATA subdirectory. For example: MD F:\SS\DATA\LOCKS
- Restart SourceSafe.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft SourceSafe version 3.1 for Windows and Windows NT.
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbssafe310fix kbsetup KB131445
