This is normal, as IIS is locking it while you access and will only let go
"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:118246B7-4905-414D-A49D-E5CF15FCBDE7@microsoft.com...
>I just discovered some interesting thing. The folder still cannot be
>deleted.
>
> Using filemon, i found that after a FTP user had browse the folder, I find
> that IIS is still locking file. I even cannot delete the folder using
> Windows
> Explorer. But after a few minutes, all locks disappear and then I can
> remove
> the folder using Windows Explorer.
>
> James
>
> "Bernard" wrote:
>
>> Brilliant ! so the firewall was 'preventing' the folder delete ?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bernard Cheah
>>
http://www.tryiis.com/ >>
http://support.microsoft.com/ >>
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >>
>>
>> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B6277793-4D2A-46AA-A8DE-C56468F1759A@microsoft.com...
>> >I had just checked again. Seems to me this is problem of my firewall but
>> >not
>> > IIS's issue.
>> >
>> > James
>> >
>> > "James" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I don't think there any other process is using it.
>> >>
>> >> I had did a simple test to confirm this.
>> >> 1. Remove the folder from FTP (of coz failed).
>> >> 2. Right after that, remove the folder from WIndows Explorer (success)
>> >>
>> >> James
>> >>
>> >> "Bernard" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Ok - win32 error msgs 32 is
>> >> > The process cannot access the file because it is being used by
>> >> > another
>> >> > process.
>> >> >
>> >> > so IIS FTP just telling you what the OS tell it.
>> >> >
>> >> > does it only happen to one particular folder or all ?
>> >> > and no processess is accessing it ? have you try filemon to see if
>> >> > anyone
>> >> > using it ?
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Bernard Cheah
>> >> >
http://www.tryiis.com/ >> >> >
http://support.microsoft.com/ >> >> >
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:E4108187-8194-455A-876F-4F69EBD85772@microsoft.com...
>> >> > > Below please find a log entry for this error.
>> >> > > 01:38:38 57.72.66.22 [66]RMD /POS_ForAdvance(Shirley)/Image 550 32
>> >> > >
>> >> > > But seems this is normal.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Any other help?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > James
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "Bernard" wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> Anything in the IIS FTP log file ?
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> --
>> >> > >> Regards,
>> >> > >> Bernard Cheah
>> >> > >>
http://www.tryiis.com/ >> >> > >>
http://support.microsoft.com/ >> >> > >>
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:8297867A-8D9E-4FFE-8AF9-7B73EB224AC6@microsoft.com...
>> >> > >> >I don't think so as I can remove the empty folder in Windows
>> >> > >> >Explorer.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > James
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > "Bernard" wrote:
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >> Mm.. not sure. anything else reading that files or folder ?
>> >> > >> >>
>> >> > >> >> --
>> >> > >> >> Regards,
>> >> > >> >> Bernard Cheah
>> >> > >> >>
http://www.tryiis.com/ >> >> > >> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/ >> >> > >> >>
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >> >> > >> >>
>> >> > >> >>
>> >> > >> >> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > >> >> news:D5DBC09F-3EC6-4EC9-990A-4D5F247DAED2@microsoft.com...
>> >> > >> >> > When a user remove a folder in FTP session, the error "550:
>> >> > >> >> > The
>> >> > >> >> > process
>> >> > >> >> > cannot access the file because it is being used by another
>> >> > >> >> > process"
>> >> > >> >> > appear.
>> >> > >> >> >
>> >> > >> >> > I can remove the folder in windows explorer.
>> >> > >> >> >
>> >> > >> >> > I'm using Windows 2003 Server.
>> >> > >> >> >
>> >> > >> >> > James
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