File inuse by whom?

[sunny001]

How do I find out who has opened a file on a network drive and is it possible to force him out? I used winfile to do this, but with WinXP the button doesn't work anymore.

 

[markdmac]

You should be able to tell by looking at the server (or workstation) and checking the Open Files. Right click My Computer choose Manage. Click Shared Folders. Click Open Files.

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Regards,

Mark

 

[sunny001]

On this server are 20GB shared files in over 500 dirs. I need a way to search for a specific file on the remote machine.

 

[markdmac]

There is a utility called WhoHas that you could use. I found a copy for download at

http://www.ngsc.net/download/.

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Regards,

Mark

 

[sunny001]

Thanks. I think it would be a nice tool, but we don't use Netware.

 

[markdmac]

Hmm, sorry I know there is a version that works with WIndows Networks. You might want to try Google.

I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark