[FX.php List] Strange occurrence w/ FMP8 databases

[Bob Patin]

William,

Thanks for the reply; I've had file sharing turned on for years on my  
FMS machines, without any trouble. The file hasn't been copied while  
running, either; that's what makes this so strange.

Why did you suggest not having file-sharing turned on? Other than any  
security concern, what other problem can it cause with FM Server?  
I've never had any problem before, and this one is certainly odd.

Best,

Bob Patin
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On Oct 25, 2007, at 7:06 PM, William Downs wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> I had this a few times in FMSA 7 on Mac 10. something -
>
> There are two things to check - I am sure that you have already done
> them though - one is "is the file being copied whilst being hosted" ?
> and you could also ensure that the said machine does not have file
> sharing running !
>
> Apart from that - I can't think of anything else,
>
> Hope that helps to refresh the parts other cups of tea can't reach
> (sorry, it's late here)
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> William
>
>
> On 10/26/07, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com> wrote:
>> I have 4 databases on a server for one of my clients; she called
>> yesterday to tell me that 2 of her databases are not allowing her to
>> have full access to the files.
>>
>> I looked at the files, and they were read-only, even though they'd
>> been set up months ago with the proper r/w permissions. The server is
>> a Mac, running 10.4.10 with FMSA 8.0v4.
>>
>> So I went onto the server and reset the permissions to fmsadmin with
>> r/w privileges, and was able to remotely connect and alter the files
>> last night.
>>
>> She called today, and the problem had changed! This morning, she
>> could write to the files, but didn't have full access; it looked like
>> a data-entry privilege set--no access to accounts, layout,  
>> scripts, etc.
>>
>> I finally replaced them with a set from a week ago... haven't heard
>> anything since.
>>
>> Has anyone heard of a similar occurrence, or had it happen  
>> personally?
>>
>> Bob Patin
>> Longterm Solutions
>> bob at longtermsolutions.com
>> 615-333-6858
>> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
>> Member of FileMaker Business Alliance and FileMaker TechNet
>>
>>    CONTACT US VIA INSTANT MESSAGING:
>>       AIM or iChat: longterm1954
>>       Yahoo: longterm_solutions
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>>
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