[AccessD] Database access denied to workgroup member

The quickest and fastest solution is to reboot computer1.  
 
If you don't want to reboot that machine, and it's windows 2000 or later, go into computer management, and under shared folders you'll find open files.  Find all instances of that .mdb and .ldb in Open Files, right click and close those connections.
 
My best guess is that the flash drive was removed before the copy was completed....this puts the database in a locked state.  After closing the connections (either through Open Files, or by rebooting), your database may prompt you that it's corrupt.
 
Drew

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of Tina Norris Fields
Sent: Wed 12/19/2007 11:58 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Database access denied to workgroup member



Hi All,

Well, here is another little puzzle.  An Access database (2K format)
resides on computer1 in a shared folder.  The workgroup contains
computer1, computer2, and computer3.  Computer2 is physically nearby,
while computer3 has an internet connection to computer1.  The network is
peer-to-peer, with computer1 hosting the database.

Last Friday, the data entry person on computer2 made a backup of the
database onto a flash drive, as she normally does, then continued
working with the database until quitting time, when she shut down her
computer (computer2).  The next person to use computer2 was unable to
open the database. The person with remote access was also unable to open
the database.  I've been over to see what was going on (this is a first
contact).  I'm not a network guru, so I'm looking for both database and
network guidance here.

Here's what I've established so far:
1.  from computer2 it is impossible to open the database on computer1. 
The message is "cannot find Z:\\foldername\databasename"  If one
launches Access and navigates to the folder where the database resides
and attempts to open the database, the message is that another user has
opened the database exclusively - this comes up even if nobody is using
the database.
2.  from computer2 it is impossible to copy the database to the flash
drive.  The message is that access is denied.

The database has some real structural issues, such as tables without PKs
and missing relationships - but, it was working for them until Friday. 
They state that the database was closed when the backup was made and
that the backup process was the same as always before.

What should I be looking for?  I'm guessing that the database was
actually open and somehow copied in an "open" state that has scrambled
things.  I would like to get these folks back up and running on all
three computers, instead of being restricted as they now are, to one
computer for their listings data.  Please point me in the right direction.

Thanks for all help,
Tina

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