"Activity is currently locked by another user" error
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Johnny PainMember for 21 years
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hi everybody,
I’ve installed a network in order to use P3 3.1 (3 workstations with SP2, and the project is stored on a non-used computer, all XP), and everything goes just fine until one of the workstations receives this error message : "activity is currently locked by another user". suddenly, every activity in the project becomes blank, as well as the successors & predecessors, and we can do nothing but closing P3. this happens like 5 times per hour, and this is really annoying. for info, we work with subprojects, and each user is assigned to one subproject, so it’s impossible that 2 users modify the same task at the same time.
I’ve tried many things to fix this, but none of them seems to work properly.
I’m quite used to this kind of simple networks, and it usually works just fine...
can someone help me with this ?
thak you in advance !
I’ve installed a network in order to use P3 3.1 (3 workstations with SP2, and the project is stored on a non-used computer, all XP), and everything goes just fine until one of the workstations receives this error message : "activity is currently locked by another user". suddenly, every activity in the project becomes blank, as well as the successors & predecessors, and we can do nothing but closing P3. this happens like 5 times per hour, and this is really annoying. for info, we work with subprojects, and each user is assigned to one subproject, so it’s impossible that 2 users modify the same task at the same time.
I’ve tried many things to fix this, but none of them seems to work properly.
I’m quite used to this kind of simple networks, and it usually works just fine...
can someone help me with this ?
thak you in advance !
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Oldest first- 0Frank Borcherdt ·Check the p3.ini file (Start, Run type p3.ini and enter) and make sure your USERLOC folders are NOT shared. Should be local on c drive not on network.
Also run w32mkset.exe and check that File Settings, Remote File sharing is set to Multi-engine and NOT single engine.
Do this on every workstation using P3.
Could also try the Primavera Knowledgebase solution below:-
Solution ID: 200067113828
"Activity currently locked by another user"
Version(s): 2.0b, 3.0
Problem: "Activity currently locked by another user" message when trying to edit activities in a project after a system crash.
Fix: Try the following:
Delete the XXXXAC2.P3 file from the project directory.
Back-up the project, check the option to remove the access list, and restore it to another directory.
Use ’Exclusive Mode’.
Run PFXW on the project.
Run Batch on the project.
Let us knw how you go.
frank_borcherdt@claireheath.com.au - 0Johnny Pain ·hi
thank you for the tips!
I’ve applied them on friday afternoon, and I now have to wait for the users to tell me if this worked.
I encountered an error message while repairing the project under PFXW, but that’s because I previously deleted the XXXXAC2.P3 file.
and just one or two things :
when you told me "use exclusive", did this mean I had to open the project at this time ? because the exclusive option didn’t appear to me except on opening...
and I don’t know what "run batch on the project" means... : ) PRMBATCH.EXE is not involved, right ?
anyway, thanks again, and I’ll let you know.
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