ACC: "Cannot Change...SETUP.INI" Installing on Novell Server (120145)

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Access on a Novell NetWare server using the SETUP /A command, you receive an error message similar to:

Cannot change the file named SETUP.INI

   -or-

Cannot change the properties of the file named SETUP.INI

The message varies somewhat depending on the version of NetWare you are using, but the common element is a failure in writing to either the SETUP.INI file or the _MSSETUP.EXE file.

Note that this error can also occur when installing the Microsoft Access version 2.0 Service Pack. The solution is the same.

CAUSE

The workstation's read-only compatibility setting is turned on in the SHELL.CFG or NET.CFG file. The file contains a line (in the "NetWare DOS Requester" section of NET.CFG if you are using Novell NetWare version 4.0) that reads:

   READ ONLY COMPATIBILITY=ON

RESOLUTION

Turn the workstations's read-only compatibility setting off. If your .CFG file has the heading "Netware DOS Requestor," then the READ ONLY line should follow this heading. Otherwise you can place this line anywhere in the .CFG file. The READ ONLY line should look like this:
```
      READ ONLY COMPATIBILITY = OFF
						
```
Restart the workstation and then run the Setup command (SETUP /A) again.

MORE INFORMATION

NetWare is manufactured by Novell, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

Please see the following topics in the version 2.0 ACREADME.HLP file:

Using Microsoft Access Version 2.0 with Other Software
Setting up Microsoft Access on a Novell Network
Using Microsoft Access on Novell NetWare Servers and Banyan VINES Servers