How To Lock a SourceSafe Database (163797)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q163797 SUMMARY
Visual SourceSafe 5.0 allows the SourceSafe Administrator to lock the
database so that no other users can login. This does not affect users who
are already logged in. This article explains how an Administrator can lock
out users.
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To lock a Visual SourceSafe 5.0 database perform the following steps from
the Visual SourceSafe Admin tool.
On the Tools menu, click Lock SourceSafe database.
A dialog box warns you that there are users currently logged in. Once the
SourceSafe database is locked, only users who try to login after the
database has been locked are affected. Users who are currently logged in
are not logged out.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/1/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbhowto KB163797 |
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