Re: Can't drop database??? WHY???

Posted in 1998

WF Software — 24 Jul 1998 13:40:19 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <6p9vn3$nt$1@news.xmission.com>, max@mega.donetsk.ua (Max F. Bilyk) wrote: > > Hi all, > > we are running Informix OnLine 5.01 on SCO 3.2v4.2 > > and sometimes, when I am try to run this command > --------------- 8< ---- cut here ---- 8< ---------- > $ echo "drop database b_00014" | dbaccess - > --------------- 8< ---- cut here ---- 8< ----------> > I receive this in answer > > --------------- 8< ---- cut here ---- 8< ---------- > 214: Cannot remove file for table (syscolumns).> > 106: ISAM error: non-exclusive access. > Error in line 1> Near character position 21 > --------------- 8< ---- cut here ---- 8< ---------- You can't get the required lock, check everybody is out of the system and there are no rogue process Informix processes lying around. Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 #