Who Opened This File? 1

[WayneRyan]

On a Windows 2000 Server, there is a file opened. The file is located in
"C:\Temp\SomeFile.txt"

This file can't be deleted, renamed, etc. - because it is "in use".

The app that created the file is probably running (which one) and if the
server is rebooted, the file can probably be deleted.

Any thoughts on how to find the process that opened it?

Or how to Delete it with the parent process still running?

Thanks,
Wayne

 

[ouzojd]

Try Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Shared Folders>Open Files> then Right click on the file and choose close file.

Alternatively there is an app floating around somewhere I used a few years back called WHOHASIT? I dont know if this can be downloaded from somewhere?

Hope this helps

 

[marsd]

So you have an exclusive r/w lock on a file that precludes it's closing and termination because windows knows better than you when it's good to delete a file.That is pretty special.
I would use an interpreter that knows nothing about
windows file locks and IPC that simply unlinks that
bad boy and then you have zero problems again.
Try tcl or perl or ansi C.

 

[WayneRyan]

ouzojd,

Thanks for the WHOHASIT tip. It is still available.
The file was created by a process on the server and
doesn't show up on the shared files list.

Will convince the Server manager to give it a try.

Thanks again!
Wayne