[Info-vax] Problem deleting files locked by another user

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article
<fd533cef-f259-48c2-875c-faab8c74085e at s14g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
IanMiller <gxys at uk2.net> writes: 

> On May 16, 8:32 pm, "Mikey" <mminor... at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > We have a lot of files that need to be deleted, but when trying to delete
>  them we get the following message:
> >
> > %DELETE-W-FILNOTDEL, error deleting SYS$SYSDEVICE:[DSMMGR.HL7_ORDERS.ARCH
> IVE]20110331234852_12899_1134999076_1.ARC;1-RMS-E-FLK, file currently locked
> by another user
> > I have try set file/unlock but it doesn't seem to unlock them. 

Nor should you expect it to.  Read HELP SET FILE/UNLOCK.  Here is part 
of that:

       The SET FILE/UNLOCK command can clear the cause of the following
       error message:

       %SYSTEM-W-FILELOCKED, file is deaccess locked

       However, this command cannot resolve the cause of the error
       message:

       %RMS-W-FLK, file currently locked by another user