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Close an open file on a client PC from server?

krinpit · 2005-10-04 13:04:36

Does anyone know if it is possible to forcibly close a file that has been opened by a user from the file server? Both the PC and the Server would be on the same LAN and on the same Windows Domain Thanks

04-10-2005 1:04pm

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krinpit

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Does anyone know if it is possible to forcibly close a file that has been opened by a user from the file server?

Both the PC and the Server would be on the same LAN and on the same Windows Domain

Thanks

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#2 04-10-2005 1:37pm

seamus

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Yep.

On Win2k, WinXP, Server2k or 2k3, go into Computer Management (Start -> Run -> compmgmt.msc). Expand System Tools, then Shared Folders, and select Open Files. In the right-hand pane, right-click on the file you're looking for and choose "Close Open File".

You can also do this remotely from any machine, as long as you have admin rights on the target Server/Client.

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#3 04-10-2005 1:41pm

krinpit

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Thank you seamus. That's exactly what I was looking for

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#4 04-10-2005 5:27pm

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or at the command prompt

net file
net file IDnumber /Close

net file | find "text"
will narrow it down if you type in user name or part of the file name

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