Microsoft KB Archive/99725

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PC DB: Checking for Ownerless Files in NetWare

Article ID: 99725

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 2.1
• Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0
• Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q99725

SUMMARY

There are two Novell NetWare utilities you can use to check for ownerless database files: NDIR and Filer.

NDIR

To use NDIR to check for ownerless files in the GLB subdirectory of the Microsoft Mail database, do the following:

1. Change to the GLB subdirectory in the Mail database.

2. Type the following and press ENTER:

   ndir *.*

   A listing similar to the following should appear:

      SERVER/SYS:HOME\MAILDATA\GLB
   
      Files                 Size       Last Updated          Flags      Owner
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
      ACCESS    GLB           586  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      ACCESS2   GLB            69  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      ACCESS3   GLB           512  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      ANSISORT  GLB           795  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      BUSY      MDM         1,563  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      BUSY      SCR           297  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      C850SORT  GLB           795  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      CONTROL   GLB             8  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      CREDCARD  MDM         7,806  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      DEFAULT   MDM         6,517  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      DEFAULT   SCR         2,144  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      DS_MSG    GLB        32,512  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      ERRORADM  GLB        22,272  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      ERRORDYN  GLB         1,920  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      GLOBAL    GLB           512  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      GROUP     GLB             4  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      GRPMEM    GLB             4  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      GWTRANS   GLB             0  5-21-93  5:05p [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      HAYES12   MDM         6,127  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      HAYES12   SCR         1,927  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
      HAYES24   MDM         6,262  9-09-92  0:00  [Rw-A--------------]   N/A
                           

   "N/A" in the Owner column indicates the file has no owner.

Filer

To use FILER.EXE to check for ownerless files, do the following:

1. Change to the subdirectory where the suspected ownerless file resides.
2. Type the following and press ENTER:

   filer

3. In the Available Topics list box, select Directory Contents and press ENTER. A listing of files in the directory will be displayed.
4. Highlight the file you suspect to be ownerless, and press ENTER.
5. From the File Options menu, select View/Set File Information and press ENTER.
6. At the File Information For <filename> menu, an Owner field will be displayed and will contain the entry "No Owner."

Additional query words: 2.10 3.00 3.20

Keywords: KB99725

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